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nowaypablo · 2681 days ago · link · · parent · post: George Packer: What Ta-Nehisi Coates Gets Wrong About American Politics
Coates spoke at my school last semester on The Case for Reparations and to promote his new book. Of all the colleges he could possibly have spoken at, mine was a tough crowd. I supposed it was "brave" of him to come speak here but as I learned more about him I realized he kinda feeds off shit like that-- I imagine Coates damn near considered himself a martyr for speaking at West Point about reparations for slavery, as if we're some sort of higher-echelon cesspool of hatred. Basically it was a strangely aggressive and accusatory talk that came off as naive. I'd really like to know why [Coates] has become the most influential writer in America today
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