30 Issues | The Way Democrats Talk About Race
Michael Eric Dyson, writer for the New York Times and MSNBC political analyst, and contributing editor for the New Republic, discussed how race has been addressed in politics by Democratic presidential candidates in the past and why he thinks Americans have a moral obligation to protest the Republican convention.
@BrianLehrer - is there a specific republican way to be anti-racist? Very quietly.
— mike serafino (@Mikafino) June 17, 2016
MLK's post-racial "I have a dream" quote should be understood as an ideal, not a reality says @MichaelEDyson
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 17, 2016
@BrianLehrer @MichaelEDyson Kuhn also says that people argue from facts determined by own worldview. That's part of the problem.
— Joe Paille (@JoePaill) June 17, 2016
@JoePaill @BrianLehrer Yep! And incommensurable vocabularies. But we must work with reason to oppose injustice and fight oppression.
— Michael Eric Dyson (@MichaelEDyson) June 17, 2016
