Obama found it “over the top” for Rev. Wright to use his sermons to critique militarism, greed, or the drug war, inappropriate topics since the congregation was prosperous and contained celebrities
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Don’t forget “bereft of context.”

Nov 22, 2020 · 5:32 AM UTC

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Do.we really need context to critique injustice?
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Exactly. The militarism, effects of the 'war on drugs' and racism needed context - that belonged in the sermons?
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What's wrong with Obama making that critique of Wright? If anything its Robinson misrepresenting Obama's point, which is that Wright was ignoring the progress America had made since 1968.
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does he not recognize that the context is the world these words are spoken in, ie the congregation and beyond? i thought he was a smart guy, at least...
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What level of context do you think would have made those sermons acceptable to him?
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You are on a hot streak Marianne. Keep going.
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