Yea i mean other than expecting bla k people to do the work for them this is the exact right sentiment. They just need to do some reading and find a local org rather than trying to start a big brothers big sisters program for liberals.

[–] hex_5586ff@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I agree, only thing that left a bad taste for me was the expectation of being brought a rep from the BPP to act as a Sherpa.

We’ll get there

[–] tocopherol@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I think the idea of asking for mentorship is coming from a good place, white liberal activists have pushed Black radicals to the sides in the past plenty, I think the libs are trying to learn from the mistakes of their past and "center Black voices" as they were taught by BLM in 2020. I'm just glad they are asking for the Panthers and not for help to do more sit-ins and marches anymore.

[–] hex_5586ff@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 3 days ago

100% agree with you. We’re seeing clear growth from folks we wouldn’t have been able to rely on 10 years ago