Topic: Jeremiah Write

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49: Brothas Be Voting
• 2:57:44 - 3:04:48

49: Brothas Be Voting

Jeremiah Wright and the Ritual Sacrifice of Black Men

The hosts compare the DNC's recent religious rhetoric to the 2008 controversy surrounding Reverend Jeremiah Wright's "God Damn America" sermon. They use the theories of Rene Girard and Reverend Ian Whiteman to explain how black men are "ritually sacrificed" by the political establishment to restore social harmony. They argue Obama sacrificed his relationship with Wright to maintain his political viability with white voters.