Nikki Haley ‘s parents were not in the U.S. until 1969, 15 years after Brown v Board. Orangeburg Prep was indeed a segregationist academy, but her parents weren’t around to challenge the 1954 ruling.
Hi Joseph, and thanks for being a part of The Civil Conversations Project, and thanks for your comment.
I re-read what the author, Elisabeth Spiers, wrote about Nikki Haley and segregationist academies. I'm not seeing a reference to Haley's parents challenging or wishing they could have challenged Brown. She seems to only be describing the 'White flight' to segregationist academies. But please do let me know if I'm missing something.
The paragraph beginning “It took no time at all…” ascribes action by white parents “including Haley’s “ to avoid the desegregation ruling. I think that Nikki Haley is actually worse than contemporary establishment media describe her. She is well aware of the racist performance she needs to continue to be viable to the racist white Republican base.
I wish I could argue with you, but I can't. I think the media gave Haley a huge hug and a pass simply because she's not Trump (altho the has now joined his team), but her policies were every bit as bigoted and mean as Trump's.
We're living thru a time that I just cannot understand. There's a book by Adam Serwer - The Atlantic and one of my favorite writers - called 'The Cruelty Is The Point. The Past, Present and Future Of Trump's America.' As far as I can tell, that's the only explanation of what America is living through. The joy of making others suffer.
I agree. The establishment media still treat the subject of race like the 3rd rail. Haley clumsily employs the tool of assimilation many immigrants have used ; the weaponization of anti-Black racism.
Nikki Haley ‘s parents were not in the U.S. until 1969, 15 years after Brown v Board. Orangeburg Prep was indeed a segregationist academy, but her parents weren’t around to challenge the 1954 ruling.
Hi Joseph, and thanks for being a part of The Civil Conversations Project, and thanks for your comment.
I re-read what the author, Elisabeth Spiers, wrote about Nikki Haley and segregationist academies. I'm not seeing a reference to Haley's parents challenging or wishing they could have challenged Brown. She seems to only be describing the 'White flight' to segregationist academies. But please do let me know if I'm missing something.
And again, thanks for being involved in this.
The paragraph beginning “It took no time at all…” ascribes action by white parents “including Haley’s “ to avoid the desegregation ruling. I think that Nikki Haley is actually worse than contemporary establishment media describe her. She is well aware of the racist performance she needs to continue to be viable to the racist white Republican base.
I wish I could argue with you, but I can't. I think the media gave Haley a huge hug and a pass simply because she's not Trump (altho the has now joined his team), but her policies were every bit as bigoted and mean as Trump's.
We're living thru a time that I just cannot understand. There's a book by Adam Serwer - The Atlantic and one of my favorite writers - called 'The Cruelty Is The Point. The Past, Present and Future Of Trump's America.' As far as I can tell, that's the only explanation of what America is living through. The joy of making others suffer.
I agree. The establishment media still treat the subject of race like the 3rd rail. Haley clumsily employs the tool of assimilation many immigrants have used ; the weaponization of anti-Black racism.