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A black professor has warned that black people may face “racial blowback” if Vice President Kamala Harris loses the 2024 race.

Roger House, professor emeritus of American Studies at Emerson College, issued the warning in a disturbing column published on The Hill.

Published on Tuesday, the headline of the column reads as follows: “9 ways to prepare for racial blowback if Harris loses.”

(Source: The Hill)

“It is time to begin thinking about the implications of a Harris loss for the [b]lack working class, which does not have the luxury of avoiding political blowback,” the column reads. “Black leaders must prepare for the prospect of retribution perhaps reminiscent of what occurred during the unfulfilled hopes of the Reconstruction Era.”

This is similar to the sort of rhetoric that emerged after former President Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election against Hillary Clinton. At the time, black race hustlers began complaining that “whitelash” had cost Clinton the election.

House’s column continues with him listing “nine ways to get ready for the event of a Harris defeat,” starting with this humdinger:

“Prepare for the ultimate insult to racial justice on Inauguration Day, which will take place on January 20, 2025, which is also the federal holiday to commemorate the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. What should be a symbolic marker in the election of the first woman of color could instead be appropriated as a sign of reactionary redemption.”

So it’d be an “insult to racial justice” if someone besides Harris won the 2024 presidential race? Really? It’s almost as if House thinks she’s entitled to the presidency.

The second tip is even wackier.

“Prepare for feelings of dejection by [b]lack Democratic women,” House writes. “Even though some in the community may view Harris as a complicated standard-bearer appointed by Democratic powerbrokers, many women have embraced her symbolism as the first presidential candidate that represents them. Therefore, their sense of loss would be deep and viewed as a larger rejection as a political force, and we would need to support them.”

So black women nationwide will need consoling like a baby if they don’t get their way? What about Harris — will she too need her diaper changed?

The next bit of advice for black voters is even more ridiculous.

“Prepare for episodes of acting out by MAGA supporters in the weeks leading into and after the election,” House writes. “The white supremacy rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was a glaring example of intimidation, but even in Boston there have been instances of masked white vigilantes looking to mix it up.”

“One incident involved the assault of a Black musician by members of the far-right Patriot Front. There may be a need for caution over the likelihood of random aggression,” he continues.

The Charlottesville rally had nothing to do with former President Trump or his administration. If anything, his administration went on to successfully prosecute a rallygoer for deliberately driving his car into a group of protesters and killing one of them.

Moreover, the last time Trump won a presidential election, the “episodes of acting out” occurred entirely on the left.

The new tips center around black people taking certain group actions to improve their overall “influence in county and state politics.”

These actions include building “political influence” in states, purposefully migrating to the South to turn it more black (and thus more liberal), creating a black-only version of Angie’s List, and more.

“Black Americans must continue to vote at high rates in local, state, and federal elections,” the column concludes. “Whether Harris wins or loses, it is crucial to embrace the ballot as a precious right of citizenship that should be exercised and defended. It is the best way for people of modest means to demand attention from the political elites.”

Because the column was published Tuesday morning, it hasn’t had time yet to go viral and attract attention. But once it does, expect a lot of negative feedback from folks wondering what in the world House was thinking when he wrote this.

Vivek Saxena
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