Here are your own words from another thread, Fantasma (regarding Wright and Obama and the whole general mess):

"It also isn't a situation unique to African American identity politics.

You see the same stuff in Latino/Latina identity politics, Native American identity politics...too many "old school" guys who don't like the upstarts outshining them.

Another aspect of the phenomenon, is the old school guy hogging the limelight has usually lost the support of their community.

I can't tell you how ugly it got in some of the communities I've worked in over the years. Like, really ugly."


Yeah. Exactly. That's what I saw in the American Indian traditional community. The same basic phenomenon. Vicious ego competition to the detriment of the community. Just a bunch of raging little egos out of control and tearing each other down and seeking their own little momentary emotional hit of "glory" or vengeance. Ugly. Really ugly.

So it seems we are in some agreement here, yes?