Kanye’s remarks read as follows:
“Abraham Lincoln […] The Republican Party freed the slaves. People want to call me a coon because I chose my right. We got the right, right? We got a right to our opinions, right? You black, so you can’t like Trump? I ain’t never made a decision only based on my color. That’s a form of slavery, mental slavery!”
Check out what Kanye West had to say about the history of the Republican Party and African Americans. @kanyewest should host a inaugural ball for @realDonaldTrump re-election because the @GOP is definitely keeping the White House in 2020! #Woke #Kanye #GOP #Trump2020 pic.twitter.com/TI1ISDvCIf
— Diante Johnson (@BCFPresident) October 6, 2019
Leftism, Groupthink, and Identity Politics
The statements from Kanye West are not simply coming from nowhere. There are plenty of left-wing individuals who are shocked when people of color support the president. Furthermore, Democrats, as a collective, have faced backlash for words and behaviors which suggest that minorities must automatically support left-wingers.
Conservatives and others on the right-wing often censure Democrats for identity politics. The most pervasive form of identity politics exists when people are told their their race or background must determine their political affiliations. This is an idea which Kanye West and many others clearly reject.
