I hope that this is true- the evolution of racial politics

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

There's no doubt that these individuals (Wright/Sharpton/Jackson to a much lesser extent) make it easy for the uninformed to assume that they are, in fact, powerful voices for black Americans. Whether this is due to media overexposure, self-aggrandizing politicking or something somewhat more sinister, I'd guess it's something like 30000 times easier to find Al Sharpton on TV than Michael Eric Dyson, and this is a problem.

Now, sure, there's some onus on the uninformed to seek out the 'truth' - but when it comes to availability, work needs to be done in getting the proper voices to the forefront of the discussion.

I would agree with you but in this day and age...TV is not your only outlet and some people are just not willing to let old habits and figures die...

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

I would agree with you but in this day and age...TV is not your only outlet and some people are just not willing to let old habits and figures die...

Oh I agree that there will always be a segment of the population that will always only hear what they want to hear. But I think if we've learned anything in the last 7 days, it's likely that that portion is simply not that big anymore - since we can only expect people to put in so much effort, it seems pretty important to get the best voices to the forefront.

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

Oh I agree that there will always be a segment of the population that will always only hear what they want to hear. But I think if we've learned anything in the last 7 days, it's likely that that portion is simply not that big anymore - since we can only expect people to put in so much effort, it seems pretty important to get the best voices to the forefront.

close to 60% of a certain population