{"id":1571872,"date":"2022-07-26T14:21:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T18:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1571872"},"modified":"2022-07-26T14:21:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T18:21:31","slug":"new-york-leftists-complain-they-cant-call-mayor-eric-adams-racist-since-hes-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-leftists-complain-they-cant-call-mayor-eric-adams-racist-since-hes-black\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Leftists Complain They Can\u2019t Call Mayor Eric Adams \u2018Racist\u2019 Since He\u2019s Black"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-york-leftists-complain-they-cant-call-mayor-eric-adams-racist-since-hes-black%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1571872&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Leftists in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/new-york-city\">New York City<\/a> are lamenting that they cannot call <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/eric-adams\">Mayor Eric Adams (D)<\/a> \u2014 who is black \u2014 racist without looking silly, while some speculate that white progressives in the Big Apple are holding back their opinions out of fear of being perceived as racists.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/07\/21\/nyregion\/eric-adams-black-progressive.html\">reported<\/a> on Tuesday that union leaders, officials with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), and even elected assembly members find themselves in a quandary for wanting to criticize Adams for his policies on crime, yet cannot rely on accusations of racism to make their point. In one example, Assemblywoman Latrice Walker of Brooklyn, a black woman, complained that Adams\u2019 proposed police reforms were similar to former Republican Mayor Rudy Giuliani\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt least when it was Giuliani, we had a finger to point at him to say: \u2018He\u2019s racist and this isn\u2019t fair,\u2019\u201d Walker said. \u201cBut how do you do that when the mayor is a Black man?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other black activists, such as Anthonine Pierre, director of the non-profit Brooklyn Movement Center, speculated that white leftists were self-censoring their objections to Adams out of fear of being accused of bigotry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think white people know that they can\u2019t really speak right now against Eric because they are going to look like racists,\u201d Pierre told The Times. \u201cParticularly in an age of internet political correctness, I think people who are not Black are very apprehensive about saying anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Cohan, who is white, is co-chair of the city\u2019s Democratic Socialists of America branch. Cohan suggested to The Times that black leftists are morally superior, which is why non-black leftists have been staying silent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlack progressives definitely speak with an air of moral authority,\u201d Cohan said. \u201cIn politics, there\u2019s shared experiences and shared interests. I think our belief in D.S.A. is that we need political leaders that have both of those things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to The Times, Cohan is hoping that with Adams\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/eric-adams-approval-rating-siena-poll-nyc-mayor-top-issues-2022-6\">declining<\/a> approval rating in recent months, people of all races will feel more comfortable expressing their opinions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWhat actual improvements of working people and peoples of color lives have you shown?\u201d Cohan remarked about Adams. \u201cNothing much to speak of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In reaction to the story, numerous individuals on Twitter pointed out that the comments featured in the article were revealing while arguing that often leftist criticism of the right is based on racism and prejudice \u2014 not actual policy-based objections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s almost as if\u2026 instead of just pointing fingers and calling names we should\u2026 *learn how to advocate for policies we like*,\u201d Lyndsey Fifield responded.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s almost as if\u2026 instead of just pointing fingers and calling names we should\u2026 *learn how to advocate for policies we like*<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lyndseyfifield\/status\/1551961659463409667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>National Review\u2019s Michael Brendan Dougherty tweeted, \u201cWhen you say it out loud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When you say it out loud. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tGFZh2q4pQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/tGFZh2q4pQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty (@michaelbd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelbd\/status\/1550860100117610496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSays a lot,\u201d The Daily Sneed, a popular account with more than 15,000 followers <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tr00peRR\/status\/1550862146916990979\">said<\/a>. \u201cThis stupid kind of prejudiced mentality is more common than one would like to imagine.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leftists in New York City are lamenting that they cannot call Mayor Eric Adams (D) \u2014 who is black \u2014 racist without looking silly, while some speculate that white progressives in the Big Apple are holding back their opinions out of fear of being perceived as racists. 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