Ta-Nehisi Coates is a revered figure on the left. He flagellates white people and Western Culture with the intellectual sadomasochistic technique that arouses the woke left these days. His “antiracist” crusade has brought him influence, acclaim, and immunity from all questioning by anybody who has the wrong quotient of melanin in their skin.
Coates is currently out hawking his deeply deceptive book The Message and appeared on CBS, as famous authors do. Many of the people who watched the interview saw a spirited discussion about a vital issue–Israel and “Palestine”–but others saw a white man challenging a black man unfairly.
This is a great interview and exchange. CBS’s @tonydokoupil provides context and challenges Ta-Nehesi Coates exactly where he should have. Coates responds from a principled place. Viewers are given space to determine which position they want to land on….
