Black Intellectuals in the Twenty-First Century
with John McWhorter
Back in the 1980s, opposition to South African apartheid among prominent African Americans was nearly universal. One hardly needed to explain why. Despite the very different histories of apartheid and American segregation, there was a natural solidarity between recently liberated black people in America and those still oppressed halfway around the world. In this clip from our most recent conversation, I ask John why he sees widespread opposition to apartheid in South Africa in thre ‘80s as an “easier” issue than opposition to the treatment of Palestinians is now.
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So tired of Glenn trying to justify TNC and his lack of knowledge about the history of Israel. How about reading the intelligent comments from some of your subscribers? Far more informed than either Glenn or TNC.
Try reading the recent short book by Bernard Henri Levy, "Israel Alone" to hear the views of an internationally recognized Public Intellectual on the morality of what has been happening in Israel for the past year plus.