Kriss is joined by Karen from the Black Guy Who Tips.

A good portion of the show we end up talking about the beginning of the discussion between Ezra Klein and Ta-Nehisi Coates on Ezra’s podcast. It’s a good (if not sometimes frustrating) discussion between the two in which it becomes clear that Klein, is so focused on not losing that it’s a set up to not win. Coates challenges (with no real good explanations from Klein) on how to rationalize wanting the left to “learn from” the right in such a short term viewpoint. He brings up the fact that the claim of the “increase in political violence” downplays the political violence experienced by so many marginalized groups for decades. And while Coates doesn’t directly say it, we talk about how insulting it is to claim that the Right constantly engages with those that disagree with them while ignoring all the work and engagement that black and brown writers/activists and others do on the left. 

The whole conversation is both enlightening as well as frustrating because it illustrates just how cowardly so many on the left are and how easily they are willing to throw the less fortunate out if it means scoring political points.

Full Ezra Klein/Ta -Nehisi Coates

Guest: Karen

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