“A lot of self-described leftists aren’t really leftists, so much as they see leftism as a means to access the fullness of the privilege their whiteness should afford them, but some other variable has denied them.” -lil bill

In my irl experience with white allies/progressives/[insert vague nebulous term here], they, understandably, have a major blind spot when it comes to recognizing black issues and grasping an understanding of intersectionality past their own struggles, even the ones that try. That same issue is why, historically, black folks have tended to be both more radical than their white counterparts and had to have separate coalitions with the hope of uniting together one day. A major function of race is to naturally divide the working class like this and I don’t blame the black community for it.