[lbo-talk] Adolph Reed on the politics of the crisis

[John Thornton]

Charles Brown wrote:
> CB: I'll say. Falling into a new round of sectarian leftism. 
>
> I'll forgo a "comprehensive" critique,  but I can't let this one pass.
>
> Reed:. For one thing, the recent outpouring of 
> enthusiastic support from all quarters - including on black academic
> and 
> professional list serves and blogs and on op-ed pages - for his attacks
> on 
> black poor people
> ^^^^
> CB: This is quite inaccurate. O hasn't attacked Black poor people.  

Obama has repeated the right wing talking points on "personal 
responsibility", which are absolute garbage, on many occasions.
This is an attack on all poor people and Reed is accurate on this point.

John Thornton