The New York City progressive circles are full of organizations that are full of people that are never going to run for public office. That is such a downer. That is why I greatly value having gotten to know Hakeem Jeffries. The guy is actually running for something.
And he is an enlightened black guy. He is not a clinical black guy who has managed to work the anger out of his system and has become vanilla. He takes offense. He is angry about a few things. But he is sophisticated. He approaches the racial grievances through a superior understanding of how the system works and delivers or not.
There are the political hobbyists, and there are the socializing type. And there are those who make racist comments. Sparks fly at the fault lines of the perceived glass walls and ceilings.
And there are white trash people in Manhattan - you are no millionaire, and you know it - who pass on racist comments as classist comments, as if classist comments are okay. Much is to do with where do you live, what do you do? It can be plain curiosity. Or a way to look down upon the outer boroughs. For me the outer boroughs are fascinating beyond imagination. My first choice would be to travel to all continents. But since that is not feasible at this point in time, I drive through the outer boroughs. One of my favorite things to do in the city is to get into my car and try to get "lost." The city feels like hometown. It is not clinical like the malls in the wastes of the Midwest. There are roadside shops, there is noise, there is litter, an occasional stench. There are people. People of color, all sorts of colors. All makes.
The city is the Amazon. There are as many kinds of human life forms as there are life forms in the Amazon. It is pulsing. It is happening.
The white male who feels threatened to see you talking to some white woman. The white woman who wants to know if you are making enough to make up for the fact that you are not white. Kentucky is never so far away.
Celebrities drop by. The other day I missed Bill Clinton. I got a call weeks back from Hillary Clinton's office. Would I like to purchase a ticket? I said, sure, absolutely. But my propensity to do things last minute. I called the office on the 25th.
"The President is supposed to show on the 27th, I think. Where do I get my ticket?"
"The event is sold out. And it is today!"
It is hard to explain early stage entrepreneurship. Especially when you are functioning in that ether zone where the boundary lines between business and politics, between politics and academia, between politics and the media are gone.
The import of my Nepal work is global. But it is hard to explain. There is a lack of interest.
And when you take offense at racism, you can throw people off balance. They are not expecting.
But there are so many people, endless streams of people. Like someone once said to me, you meet someone for three minutes at a party, and you will never see them again. There are a few people you get to know better than others. There are a few you wish you never knew.
It is even harder to explain my corporate vision is an extension of the political. The idea of launching a company is exciting. All those offline are disenfranchised. The internet is one big cloud like the human mind, of many human minds.
I am not off. I am super busy. I have been thinking. I have output to show. I don't need carrer advice. I am focused. I am not looking for a career. I have a few. The plate is full.
And then there is a sense of detachment on racism. Kind of like geology. It will be a while before the Rockies become like the Appalachia. In the mean time you move to New York City, and you let them be.
..... the ism family: racism, classism, ageism, adultism, elitism, sexism, heterosexism, and physicalism.
You localize, and hit back. Everyone is at the receiving end of one ism or another. At the least, ask them out of your face. It is not like your people are just angling to rally behind you. Localize. Don't think world history and world politics. Get specific in space, time and person. Hit, and move on. Enjoy the air. The streets. The pizza.
You log on, and you are plugged into Nepal. You are dealing with national level politics. The city is local.
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