The New Jim Crow and the New Groupthink
Hat tip: FOJ
Remarkably insightful post from the folks over at Friends of Justice.
The New Jim Crow and the New Groupthink
Some of the most insightful commentary on the significance of the Jena story appears in a blog I came across this moring: http://blogher.org/node/19962. A few months ago, a local Jena pastor described his home town as a racist backwater. Recent events have forced the Rev. eddie Thompson to eat those words. Now he is defending his home town against Yankee “Carpetbaggers” (from Texas and New Orleans) who are distorting the story. The Rev. Eddie has fallen victim to the sort of groupthink that emerges when small towns circle the wagons. Fortunately, a contributor to Blogher knows the Rev. Eddie personally. Her response to his about-face show a tremendous depth of insight. I encourage you to scroll through the entire string of posts–you will learn something. At least, I did.
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