THIS MAN JUST SAID THE PART NO ONE ELSE DARE SAY OUT LOUD And whether or not you agree with everything he said, his argument is brutal: Civil rights offered Black Americans such staggering moral authority because the injustice was real, inescapable and chilling. But his point is that moral credibility CAN BE SPENT. You cannot survive on the actions of your grandparents for eternity and ask that nobody judge what goes on in your neighbourhood today. Then he draws the comparison that really sticks: East Asian Americans. Exclusion. Forced labor. Internment. Racism. But they did build businesses, have families, create communities, assimilate and prosper without wrapping grievance permanently around their identity. And that is why the this argument is going to enrage some people. But, he is not asking who had the bigger loss. He is asking a much less comfortable question. What did you BUILD, after America eventually opened up the door? That one question makes all the difference in the world.