Mascot Politics
politics, racism, culture, bigotry
May 27, 2008, by Thomas Sowell
At no time in all these years did I hear Milton Friedman say, either publicly or privately, that he had a black secretary.
Nor do conservatives who were in the civil rights marches in the South, back when that was dangerous, make that a big deal.
For people on the left, however, blacks are trophies or mascots, and must therefore be put on display. Nowhere is that more true than in politics.