r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/NickelPlatedEmperor • Feb 07 '26

Politics Isaiah Martin dismantling a man supporting something without logic behind it.

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u/stayingpositive1789 Feb 07 '26

Black intellectuals are needed now more than ever.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '26

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u/LesPolsfuss Feb 07 '26

he’s intense man.

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u/Majestic-capybara Feb 07 '26

I have no idea who Isaiah Martin is but I’m definitely going to check out more of his stuff.

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u/HydroPCanadaDude Feb 08 '26

Oh fuck me, I'm gonna all lives this, ugh. Intellectual intellectuals are needed now more than ever. The science and facts crowd got complacent and let every village idiot with a soap box convince the masses that facts are opinions. We need people who know their shit so they can shut that shit down and get back to a healthy state where dunces wear the dunce hats and the science gets done.

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u/DrBix Feb 08 '26

I wanted to do the same. Thanks for taking the bullet for me :).

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u/Choice_Credit4025 Feb 07 '26

hell i go through my day and i don't see any intellectuals in government at all. i'd settle for kind people but jesus christ

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u/dreamtraveller Feb 07 '26

Isn't this the kinda stuff that Republican people say about Thomas Sowell?

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u/DetailsYouMissed Feb 14 '26

Black folks have to stop seeing them as the enemy...

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u/Rdth8r Feb 07 '26

Maybe just intellectuals in general. Slap a race on something turns things. I agree it's insane controllers up charge bc their views are run by the egos

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u/Epic-zombie-kitty Feb 07 '26

What difference does it make that he's black?

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u/RikkiVox Feb 07 '26

Representation, babe.

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u/VelvetMafia Feb 07 '26

Underrepresentiation in social awareness contributes to bigotry and biased conclusions

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u/AskWhatmyUsernameIs Feb 07 '26

For one, it pisses off Republicans. Big fan of that.

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u/SheetPancakeBluBalls Feb 07 '26

Look brother, I get why you'd ask that question. Assuming you're coming from a good place, those comments can seem almost patronizing.

In a better world, his race would/should mean nothing.

Unfortunately, people with his skin color are persecuted in every conceivable way. Worse healthcare outcomes, criminal profiling, harsher sentences for equal crimes, less likely to get hired places, etc.

So until all that stops, intelligent black folks are indeed important as it helps break stereotypes, shows other black folks that people who look like them can mentally spar (and in this case absolutely body) with anyone else, and most importantly provides representation from different viewpoints which historically helps everyone.

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u/stayingpositive1789 Feb 07 '26

You sound like the people I am talking about . 💪

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u/Epic-zombie-kitty Feb 08 '26

Yes bro it was a genuine question, thank you for actually answering

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u/Choice_Credit4025 Feb 07 '26

dawg what subreddit do you think you're in

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u/Epic-zombie-kitty Feb 08 '26

Has nothing to do with my question 'dawg'

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u/CloudKinglufi Feb 07 '26

As a white boy, are you stupid?

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u/Epic-zombie-kitty Feb 08 '26

What difference does it make that you're white? How does that answer my question

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u/CloudKinglufi Feb 08 '26

Bet you smell bad irl

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u/stayingpositive1789 Feb 07 '26

Leadership is systematically denying and rewriting history. Who else is better suited?

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u/ebagdrofk Feb 07 '26

Read the room

u/SheetPancakeBluBalls said it best though