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mckenziebennett.bsky.social
PhD Candidate | University of Notre Dame Exploring White allyship and Black activism Black Politics | African Politics | Intergroup Attitudes
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Lee Jae-myung. The guy who climbed the wall to get into the National Assembly? In January, he was stabbed and injured so badly he had to be sent to Intensive Care. Same guy!

submitted 142 days ago • 7 comments

something that is especially clear if you have studied colonialism a bit: a load bearing aspect of maintaining even a semblance of democracy (or defending a sitting autocracy from democracy) is having a military that is unwilling to kill its own citizens

submitted 142 days ago • 84 comments

The “Americans think democracy can’t end in America because they’ve never seen it end here” is hilarious because uh my Black ass southern parents were basically full adults before experiencing democracy in America so there’s that

submitted 142 days ago • 29 comments

I was preparing to pitch an op-ed on the nationwide protests calling for President Yoon's resignation, aiming to provide global context amid the limited international coverage. Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy

submitted 142 days ago • 209 comments

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submitted 147 days ago • 0 comments

Due to pressure by right wing activists, Walmart will not renew a five-year commitment for an equity racial center set up after the murder of George Floyd. The company is also pulling out of a gay rights index and will no longer give priority treatment to minority suppliers.

submitted 149 days ago • 136 comments

Since 2012, the 3 Trump elections have collectively moved non-white & non-college voters toward Republicans: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/u...

submitted 150 days ago • 1 comment

There is much to like in this column. I agree with @nesrinemalik.bsky.social that Harris wasn’t woke — just as with Obama, perceived wokeness was result of white identity politics of GOP — and that part of liberal elite uses “wokeness” to deflect from critique of system. But a few reflections:

submitted 150 days ago • 1 comment

To celebrate the publication of our HANDBOOK OF COMPARATIVE POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS and our awesome contributors, I’m kicking off a pre-holiday challenge: every day, I’ll share a short intro to one of its chapters. This is also an opportunity to connect with new colleagues, so please feel free to 📌!

submitted 157 days ago • 8 comments

"Here the numbers as they actually exist in the real world: Transgender: 1 percent Muslim: 1 percent Jewish: 2 percent Black: 12 percent Live in New York City: 2 percent Gay or lesbian: 3 percent" If they're this divorced from reality I guarantee these folks cannot conceive magnitude of $1bn

submitted 151 days ago • 105 comments

this one easy trick will put a lot of black people into an early grave

submitted 151 days ago • 826 comments

What a strange headline for a story that notes: 1. 2,169 ballots were rejected for no ID. 2. "The voter ID law disproportionately hindered Democrats." 3. "The evidence overwhelmingly shows" that fraud "is essentially nonexistent." 4. The state Supreme Court race was decided by only 625 votes.

submitted 151 days ago • 309 comments

Political Science Starter Pack Collection! Many have shared excellent starter packs lately, but finding the most relevant ones can be tricky. This 🧵 gathers many of them in one place 👇🏽 #PoliticalScience #StarterPack

submitted 153 days ago • 7 comments

One thing I think people talking about the threat of authoritarian creep have gotten, if not exactly wrong, not quite right either is to frame discussion in terms of various European precedents. Those are relevant to be sure, but we also have an American precedent - namely the South before 1965.

submitted 155 days ago • 133 comments