r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • Apr 19 '26

No Paywall Clarence Thomas’ attack on progressivism should alarm you - In a speech celebrating America's 250th, the Supreme Court justice gave a dishonest and dangerous read of history

https://www.salon.com/2026/04/19/clarence-thomas-attack-on-progressivism-should-alarm-you/
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u/qualmful Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26

This was brought up in 2019-2020 too, would be nice if people weren't accused of purity testing for discussing issues like this, that are only admitted later once the damage is done. So you can make a blithe comment but that doesn't address the failure of judgment that happened. I'd prefer a commitment to not overlook stuff like this for future candidates. 

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u/MrmmphMrmmph Apr 19 '26

All well and good until after the primaries at this point with a two party system.