Interview with a Racist

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CITATION
Rasheed, Muhammad. "Interview with a Racist." Cartoon. The Official Website of Cartoonist M. Rasheed 25 May 2020. Pen & ink w/Adobe Photoshop color.


Muhammad Rasheed - [VIDEO] Angela Davis on Not Endorsing Any Presidential Candidate: “I Think We Need a New Party” | Democracy Now!
I like the not endorsing any POTUS candidate part as a flex move to force the Dems to commit to the Black Agenda. They wouldn't even have a party if not for the Über-loyal black American Descendants of Slavery vote.

Debra Ann Collins - In more rational times, yes! Please let’s not idealize our political needs while there is the possibility Trump could posture himself to steal the Office, again.

Muhammad Rasheed - It doesn't matter who is in office if no matter who it is they are actively ignoring my own groups political agenda and allowing the continued discriminatory abuses and exploitation.

What is needed is not more of the same (increasing the racial wealth gap), but a violent shakeup of the system to force change.

Debra Ann Collins - Of course, I respect you, always. It does, however, sadden me that an abstained vote is by default an actual vote for Donald Trump. There really are degrees of not good, bad, horrible, and OMG horrific. Donald Trump is beyond the OMG horrific category (and I know this is not news to you.) Would I LOVE for America to own accountability for systemic racism and actively pursue a course of correction? Absolutely YES!!! Is it ever likely to happen with the efficacy of flipping a light switch? We both know that will not happen. Sick and tired of being sick and tired. YES! The vote challenge is Donald Trump actually moves our culture, our fight, to the battleground of 1850. With Biden we potentially get a running start 170 years in advance of Trump. There is really is a reason to vote for Biden. No, he is not the perfect candidate, but Trump offers a zero sum platform to make any gains for our culture, our community, our people.

Muhammad Rasheed - Debra wrote: "It does, however, sadden me that an abstained vote is by default an actual vote for Donald Trump."

Voting down ballot is a boycott flex of our political capital. It shows we are engaged and it also messes with the establishment's plans and forces them to listen to our demands. I'm actually working of the follow-up cartoon to this one based on the triggered responses. Stand by.

Debra wrote: "There is really is a reason to vote for Biden. "

Not without a commitment from him to my #Reparations and #BlackAgenda there isn't. A vote for Biden as is will guarantee more of the same nonsense we've experienced in the last 50 yrs. White men in power HATE US. Giving them my vote for free is cowardice.

Debra Ann Collins - I had no expectation of dissuading your view/position. You and I believe and stand on the words shared. The broader discussion is too large for FB.

Muhammad Rasheed - The time now is for our ethnic group (identified by lineage & heritage NOT skin color) to unify politically and pressure government to cave to our demands. Period. Nothing else is worth discussing about it.


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MEDIUM : Scanned pen & ink cartoon drawing w/Adobe Photoshop color.

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