Letters to the Editor
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The problem
What Wright did was to say the right thing in the wrong way. There are several things wrong with this nation and racism and economic inequality are aspects of that kind of skew. That said, if you put the diagnosis in a way that the patient can't hear it, you're not doing your job as a critic of the nation. The people of color who are suffering know it. He doesn't have to address THEM. He needs to address those of us who are white and who, either knowingly or unknowingly, have contributed to the situation. I don't know of anyone who feels well-disposed to a slap in the face.
There is a lot I don't agree with him about but he could have taken a constructive tack. I have heard that most of his sermons are not destructive but those who are not friendly are not going to give him credit for anything.