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In reply to the discussion: OMG This explains it all. [View all]littlemissmartypants
(22,656 posts)36. And...wait for it... he's also a racist...
Joe Manchin Cares More About Bipartisanship Than Fighting Jim Crow
The senator says he wont back a crucial voting rights bill because its too partisan. What he means is that white conservatives dont like it.
By Elie Mystal
JUNE 8, 2021
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Manchin is enabling the disenfranchisement of Black and brown voters solely on the grounds that white conservatives dont want those people to vote. That alone is enough for him. He doesnt need a policy or principle to stand on; he doesnt need to evaluate or understand why white conservatives are against equality. The mere objection of whites is apparently all Manchin needs to make his decision.
Thats how Jim Crow works, in a nutshell. History focuses on the evildoers who come up with the racist policies and the bad intentions behind them, but it ignores the role of white people like Manchin who value comity over justice. You cannot have a system of political apartheid without the help of such white people. You cannot disenfranchise a minority without a bunch of people in the majority hiding behind process and a false promise of peace in order to justify injustice. Manchins essay is an important part of upholding white supremacy because he treats it like it doesnt exist.
Manchin thinks he can get away with this not because West Virginia is predominately white but because he intuits that most white people in West Virginia probably dont care about stopping white supremacy. They likely dont think that disenfranchising Black people is that big a dealcertainly not big enough to oust a senator. Manchin might get primaried, but if he loses it will be because he failed to deliver an infrastructure package, not because he thinks the 15th Amendment is just a suggestion.
Unfortunately, this has always been the true strength of white supremacist policies: They cant be stopped unless enough white people give a damn. And there are never quite enough. In this case, a single white senator feels empowered to block an entire popular bill aimed at securing the most basic right in a democracy and doesnt even feel the need to give a good reason as to why.
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Much more at the link.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/manchin-voting-rights/
Excellent opinion piece, imo.
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The senator says he wont back a crucial voting rights bill because its too partisan. What he means is that white conservatives dont like it.
By Elie Mystal
JUNE 8, 2021
Snip...
Manchin is enabling the disenfranchisement of Black and brown voters solely on the grounds that white conservatives dont want those people to vote. That alone is enough for him. He doesnt need a policy or principle to stand on; he doesnt need to evaluate or understand why white conservatives are against equality. The mere objection of whites is apparently all Manchin needs to make his decision.
Thats how Jim Crow works, in a nutshell. History focuses on the evildoers who come up with the racist policies and the bad intentions behind them, but it ignores the role of white people like Manchin who value comity over justice. You cannot have a system of political apartheid without the help of such white people. You cannot disenfranchise a minority without a bunch of people in the majority hiding behind process and a false promise of peace in order to justify injustice. Manchins essay is an important part of upholding white supremacy because he treats it like it doesnt exist.
Manchin thinks he can get away with this not because West Virginia is predominately white but because he intuits that most white people in West Virginia probably dont care about stopping white supremacy. They likely dont think that disenfranchising Black people is that big a dealcertainly not big enough to oust a senator. Manchin might get primaried, but if he loses it will be because he failed to deliver an infrastructure package, not because he thinks the 15th Amendment is just a suggestion.
Unfortunately, this has always been the true strength of white supremacist policies: They cant be stopped unless enough white people give a damn. And there are never quite enough. In this case, a single white senator feels empowered to block an entire popular bill aimed at securing the most basic right in a democracy and doesnt even feel the need to give a good reason as to why.
Snip...
Much more at the link.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/manchin-voting-rights/
Excellent opinion piece, imo.
❤ pants
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Mitch McConnell's announcement just Machin's, "princpled," position dumber than a laughing donkey.l
ShazamIam
Jun 2021
#6
"This is probably....." Hey, they both work in the same building. Why doesn't she just ASK him?
George II
Jun 2021
#12
Maybe some rich donor should ask manchin how much they need to donate to him to support
kimbutgar
Jun 2021
#18
Bit of a stretch here - BUT when a single individual holds the key (or at least it seems that way)
NoMoreRepugs
Jun 2021
#23
So get the dark money out of the bill and make it about fair elections...the money will
Demsrule86
Jun 2021
#29
Joe Manchin Doesn't Give a Flyin' F*** About What His Constituents Back Home Think
panfluteman
Jun 2021
#39
So disgusted with manchin, I could jump through a plate glass window.
BlancheSplanchnik
Jun 2021
#61