The other evening, I was listening to a YouTube broadcasted interview with the socialist Dr. Richard Wolff. While I don’t agree with all of Wolff’s opinions, I’ve found him worth listening to.
In that interview the Democratic Party nominee for Vice-President, Kamala Harris, was mentioned. Wolff said that he knew and worked with Harris’ father Donald Harris, and said he was a competent economist. This statement perked my interest and I Googled the name Donald Harris.
As it turns out, Richard Wolff was probably a student of Donald Harris when he was attended Stanford University. In the exchange below, we might see why Kamala Harris has a bit of a frosty relationship with her father.
A reporter asked Kamala Harris if she was opposed to legalizing marijuana. Harris answered this question with the following words:
“half my family’s from Jamaica. Are you kidding me?”
That statement was too much for Donald Harris and he responded with these words”
“My dear departed grandmothers, as well as my deceased parents, must be turning in their grave right now to see their family’s name, reputation and proud Jamaican identity being connected, in any way, jokingly or not with the fraudulent stereotype of a pot-smoking joy seeker and in the pursuit of identity politics.
Later in the essay, he added, “Speaking for myself and my immediate Jamaican family, we wish to categorically dissociate ourselves from this travesty.”
Whenever I consider the name Kamala Harris, I will think of that quotation.
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