[lbo-talk] The guy who 'blocked' John Lewis

[Doug Henwood]

On Oct 13, 2011, at 4:13 PM, Max Sawicky wrote:


> . . . is actually pretty damn impressive.  (and Joan Walsh is a twit, but
> you knew that)
> 
> "Those who are put off by the human mic “chanting” are similar to those who
> go out for a nature walk with head-phones on…"
> 
> http://politics.salon.com/2011/10/13/the_man_who_blocked_john_lewis_speaks/singleton/

Well, damn, how about that? And I was just reading a rant in Colorlines about how the white kids don't get how it's all about race:

http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/10/a_brief_history_of_georgias_1--or_why_you_cant_occupy_atlanta_without_facing_race.html


> Occupy Wall Street and its offshoots have been catching flak for being so white. Occupy Atlanta is no exception, getting off to a rough start last Friday when civil rights movement hero-turned-Congressman John Lewis stopped by to offer his support, only to be waved off by the mostly white general assembly, which is the Occupy movement’s collective decision-making group.

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