Racism: Trumka names it and calls it out
This is some really incredible video, especially the first couple of minutes, where Richard Trumka of the AFL-CIO confronts those who “won’t vote Obama because he makes them uncomfortable…” Trumka puts the name to it, calls it out, and calls on the AFL-CIO to get over it, reminding them that unions have long struggled with the efforts of management to turn them on each other over race.
Best quote: Those of us who know can’t afford to sit and look the other way while it’s happening…
H/T Andrew Sullivan
I think he’s exactly right. I’ve confronted this attitude too, the attitude of unconfessed racism disguised as undecidedness. I think it is time to call it what it is and put the record straight. It might not change any minds, but I think it’s wrong to allow people to hide behind their civilized masks and claiming to be honest when it’s clear that the issue is race. Let’s bring it into the light and move past it.