Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
tarheel@mstdn.io ("John Lusk") wrote:
@jsonstein ...and restored the (white) right to choose, in its various guises, we'll have no energy to fight for the rest of the rights that don't (directly) affect us. Brown v. Board. The Voting Rights Act. Districting. Ranked-choice voting. And all the thousands of little things that help entrench white power in this country, frankly (why do cities need "at large" council members?). Issues with lending, leasing. Etc.
Which is the function of the smokescreen.
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