http://www.republicoft.com/2010/01/04/people-who-matter-an-open-letter-to-newsweek/ Black. Gay. Father. Vegetarian. Buddhist. Liberal. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:47:01 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.republicoft.com/2010/01/04/people-who-matter-an-open-letter-to-newsweek/comment-page-1/#comment-209894 Keith Wilcox Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:05:43 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/2010/01/04/people-who-matter-an-open-letter-to-newsweek/#comment-209894 You are absolutely right. This is also the reason that blacks are dismissed to a large extent in politics except among themselves. They are, in the eyes of the two parties, viewed as irrelevant. The democrats assume they will always vote for every democrat issue and thus don't pay them heed. The Republicans assume they'll never get enough black votes to matter so they don't bother either. I think something you've tangentially said here and which I agree with, is that in order to be seen as relevant you have to always keep people guessing and make them anticipate your next move. Relevance happens when someone does something unexpected. You are absolutely right. This is also the reason that blacks are dismissed to a large extent in politics except among themselves. They are, in the eyes of the two parties, viewed as irrelevant. The democrats assume they will always vote for every democrat issue and thus don’t pay them heed. The Republicans assume they’ll never get enough black votes to matter so they don’t bother either. I think something you’ve tangentially said here and which I agree with, is that in order to be seen as relevant you have to always keep people guessing and make them anticipate your next move. Relevance happens when someone does something unexpected.

]]> http://www.republicoft.com/2010/01/04/people-who-matter-an-open-letter-to-newsweek/comment-page-1/#comment-209872 BroadSnark Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:18:59 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/2010/01/04/people-who-matter-an-open-letter-to-newsweek/#comment-209872 I had the same reaction to that cover. I didn't even bother to read it. We'll never solve anything unless we stop with all the hierarchies. I had the same reaction to that cover. I didn’t even bother to read it. We’ll never solve anything unless we stop with all the hierarchies.

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