![]() ![]() The group behind this – Clean Elections USA – would likely dispute that their mission is to deter voters of color. And I’ll be armed.” It seems self-appointed ballot-box watchers, carrying firearms and wearing tactical gear, have been camping out at drop boxes in Maricopa County, Arizona, surveilling voters, shooting video, recording license plates and even accusing some of being so-called ballot mules. It says, “You may not vote early in certain precincts without confronting me. If last week’s headlines are any indication, there’s now a new nope. “Nope, you may not swim in that pool without explaining yourself to me.” “Nope, you may not barbecue in that park without justifying yourself to me.” ![]() “Nope,” it says, “you may not jog down that street without identifying yourself to me.” It often plays out in episodes – sometimes fatal – wherein some white person takes it upon themselves to police people of color who are just trying to live their lives. The word is a new coinage, a portmanteau of “Caucasian” and “audacity” denoting a brand of white arrogance and entitlement that has become tiresomely familiar in recent years. Let us apologize in advance to Barack Obama, who once wrote a book called “The Audacity of Hope.” You see, our subject today is what might be called the “Caucacity of Nope.” ![]()
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