Ta-Nehisi Coates - I don't know that white people need to be 'allies' so much as underst...

Ta-Nehisi Coates Zitate

I don't know that white people need to be 'allies' so much as understand that any black struggle in America is ultimately a struggle for the large country. 'Ally' presumes a kind of distance that I am not sure exists.

Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Ich weiß nicht, dass die Weißen "Verbündete" sein müssen, sondern verstehen, dass jeder schwarze Kampf in Amerika letztendlich ein Kampf für das große Land ist. "Ally" setzt eine Distanz voraus, von der ich nicht überzeugt bin, dass sie existiert.

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