I wish you would just tell me I’m here to keep you company. I wish you’d just be straight with me. I wish you’d just tell me what it is and what it ain’t. I wish you’d tell me you were scared of what’s to come and you just need to be handled with care and I wish you’d realize I have done nothing but handle you with care. T1 what is it? Everything will never be perfect and sometimes you meet your person and it isn’t the right time but I don’t wanna lose you. You’ve done nothing but say how much I fit your bill. I’ve done nothing but genuinely show you my personality character and open upto and trust you. I don’t know what else to do. Which is why I just do what I want
“Star of the Sea,” Los Angeles Daily News, January 1, 1938
Jimmy Reed: On American Exceptionalism and Identity Politics
Question: I've noticed that the quickest way to piss off both the right and the left is to equate American exceptionalism with other forms of identity politics. Why do you think that is?
Jimmy Reed: Well, my lovely, that's a good question. I think I have some idea as to what the answer might be. People, for the most part, seem to agree on what 'American exceptionalism' is. They just disagree on whether it's a good thing or a bad thing. On the other hand, I think there's major disagreement over what exactly 'identity politics' is. For instance, I don't consider Black Lives Matter to be 'identity politics' - as not being harassed and killed by cops is a right that everyone should be afforded, so it doesn't really have anything to do with 'identity'. It's just that, unfortunately, black people do tend to be the largest targets of police violence - so that's why we need to point out that police violence does, in fact, disproportionately affect black people. That still doesn't have anything to do with identity, though. So Black Lives Matter should not be considered a divisive movement. However, acting as if black people need to think or act a certain way simply because we are black is what I would consider to be 'identity politics' - in the same way as acting as if Americans need to think or act a certain way simply because we are Americans, which is a major component of American exceptionalism, is also a form of 'identity politics'. There are some people who might hate us simply because we are Americans, but they aren't as common as some might think. There also isn't an epidemic of violence against Americans simply for being Americans - so I don't think we need an American-specific movement. So, yeah, American exceptionalism is typically based on feelings of superiority simply due to nation of birth - hence it's a form of identity politics. So a lot of it might come down to a semantic issue. As it stands, I oppose any concept that advocates for any sort of divisiveness - irrespective of whether it's coming from the right or the left. However, I don't oppose movements that help people marginalized by society. So that's my take on this.
Rest In Power, Sandra Bland
February 7, 1987 – July 13, 2015
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