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blackbootz  ·  3652 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Obama to "Call for End" to N.S.A.’s Bulk Data Collection

    Who has time for nuance? Obama has a fault that I think may be common among successful black men a tendency not to rock the boat. To do everything by the book. To accept received wisdom.

Interesting... why would a successful black man not want to rock the boat? Out of some sort of gratitude to white people? Thanks for begrudgingly creating some space for me, I'll say thanks by not bothering you any more. Out of some fear? Fear that the space recently created for them will be taken away?

and an edit: what's an instance of this phenomenon as demonstrated by Obama?