From the article:
‘The Jesse Jacksons, Al Sharptons and Rev. Jeremiah Wrights remain. But their influence and power fade to a form of nostalgia in a world of larger political agendas, such as a common American vision of setting the nation on a steady economic course and dealing with terrorists. The market has irrevocably shrunk for Sharpton-style tirades against “the man” and “the system.” The emphasis on racial threats and extortion-like demands — all aimed at maximizing white guilt as leverage for getting government and corporate money — has lost its moment. How does anyone waste time on racial fantasies like reparations for slavery when there is a black man who earned his way into the White House?’
Obama was in Wright’s church for 20 years, and he was a major contributor. How is electing Obama a sign that we are beyond Wright? Obama discarded him ONLY when it was politically necessary.
Obama has said the he regards massive new social spending programs as a form of reparations for slavery.
“How does anyone waste time on racial fantasies like reparations for slavery when there is a black man who earned his way into the White House?”
Because they are neither rationale nor just in what they seek.