the incredible thing about this extremely viral post is that James Baldwin never said this, it was a tweet by a Twitter user called Son of Baldwin.
The disinfo war is not just against right wing political actors
The disinfo war is not just against right wing political actors
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Literary Pearls
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_M._Wilhoit
I swear, kids these days just aren't aware of all internet traditions anymore.
It wasn't a politics textbook though, is what I'm saying.
-- JAMES BALDWIN
Always look at the replies! you learn cool things, meet new people, but also learn when something is straight up a lie
-Misattributed
"And it comes as a great psychological collision when you begin to realize that all of these things are really metaphors for your oppression..."
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- James Baldwin
[in a live radio conversation with Studs Terkel on July 15th, 1961]
https://studsterkel.wfmt.com/programs/james-baldwin-discusses-his-book-nobody-knows-my-name-more-notes-native-son
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https://watermarkonline.com/2021/02/25/robert-jones-jr-cultivates-community-with-son-of-baldwin-the-prophets/
Just kidding, social media. I could never leave you.
* actually from a neo-Nazi and convicted nonce
I think we need to be honest more often and properly attribute things to the followers of people.
- Gandhi
-- Mark Twain
"Never trust a quotation from an online meme."
Or somebody did read the alt text????
- videogame Gandhi