I sincerely hope Senator Obama recognizes that his challenge goes far beyond Reverend Wright. If he is, indeed, a post-racial messenger he’s going to have to take on all the grievance peddlers who preach black nationalism/separatism.
“Hope” and “Unity” cannot be achieved as long as blacks are being indoctrinated to believe “whitey” is his oppressor and responsible for all his ills. Reconciliation cannot be one sided.
If Obama is to remain credible, he’s going to have to universally renounce black separatism and address its corrosive effect on African American progress. He can tell us all day long that HE doesn’t subscribe to it. But as long as he tolerates it among others, he will be seen as ignoring a major obstacle to racial reconciliation.
He has a wonderful opportunity. This could be his “Nixon goes to China”....or “Sistah Souljah”. Rather than retreat to the role of a black man scolding whites and blaming whites for racial discord he would surprise everyone if he instead scolded blacks for failing to grasp the olive branch when it’s offered. Now THAT would be earth shattering...and admirable.
According to the beliefs of his church, there is no such thing as “post-racial.”