And now Black America will be punished for it.
David St. Vincent
I do not publicize this conclusion lightly. I am painfully aware of the historical stereotype about the intellectual capacities of Black men in America. As much as anyone can in the modern theater, I have lived the experience fully. But after thorough examination over an extended period of time, it is abundantly clear that Clarence Thomas, despite his high position, is not a man of high intellect. At the bottom, in a room full of people with high intelligence, Thomas is objectively inferior. And nobody knows that better than he does. If you find that assertion difficult to accept, Thomas’ public presentations of late should make that a lot easier for you.
So while people of good conscience are working to build something good out of the wreckage left behind by the worst Black man in American public life this side of Herschel Walker, we can hopefully be buoyed by the knowledge that history has always called upon legitimately smart people to clean up the mess left by all the rest.
Let me be clear: It is absolutely fine to be a man of unremarkable intellect; unless of course you aspire to, and attain, one of the few positions in America where your intellect will always be on display for the entire country to scrutinize at will. And again, Thomas knows that quite well. He is and has been since law school, deeply fearful of how he sounds speaking in the presence of White people. This man was so afraid of how he articulated himself, that it would eventually expose his intellectual limitations, that for ten full Supreme Court terms starting in 2006, he sat silently on the bench, asking no questions of the attorneys presenting their cases. He may as well have been sitting there leering at the pornographic magazines he has such an affection for. For all practical purposes, he was a prop: a big, black, male prop, wearing that black robe and all its powers with it.
So while people of good conscience are working to build something good out of the wreckage left behind by the worst Black man in American public life this side of Herschel Walker, we can hopefully be buoyed by the knowledge that history has always called upon legitimately smart people to clean up the mess left by all the rest.
