> He literally said the above quote I mentioned.
Which was discussing self confessed AA hires.
He lived and profited as a right wing troll. He provoked people to get a rise which was rewarded with clicks and money. His entire enterprise was indicative of what is wrong with this country right now and anyone heralding him as this MLK Jr. figure should be ashamed of the white washing they’re participating in.
This was a man who had a “woke professor” list (TP USA’s professor watchlist) which published the names of professors he considered “dangerous Marxists,” people that I know personally and who have subsequently received death threats and other fun treats as a result of his actions.
I won’t keep rattling off his sins because at some point it’s just unproductive. He did not deserve to die, but I will not be compelled to celebrate a person who did not exist.
He literally said the above quote I mentioned. It was sexist/racist. It was wrong. You can weigh in on it or not that’s your choice. But this man was not the saint the right is making him out to be. It’s flagrant revisionist history
Edit: I also forgot to respond to your Hortman comment. That does not matter. She and her husband were brutally murdered in their home for the crime of being democrats and holding office. How is that not worthy of national attention? How is that not kind of political violence that the right pretends to care about right now? If they had been Republicans we would still be hearing about it and you know it.