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Jul 17, 2019·1 min read

I understand what you’re getting at, but you’ve got to understand that telling people, especially minorities of color, that they should not be angry when they’re being hit and hit and hit, is just plain cruel. Restraint without anger is a privilege for mostly white people in this country (and elsewhere).

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Yet here we are, constantly being egged on by both sides about why we need to get angry, telling us that our hate should be pure.

If You’re Angry, You’re Part of the Problem, Not the Solution
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