Income inequality is blind to gender, physical appearance, race, sexual orientation, ...

[bonzaga]

...background, culture, origin, religion, disability, illness, IQ, age, and whatever else I haven't thought of.

At the end of the day, the divisions of society are about class. The gay, black, female, overweight, quadriplegic born into a wealthy family will have more privilege than the straight, white, good looking male born in a crack house.

The "isms" are used as a way to divide us. The world's wealthy have amassed more property for themselves than ever at any time in human history.

http://www.independent.ie/business/world/bill-gates-tops-latest-billionaires-list-as-rich-get-richer-29885595.html

The richest people on the planet got even richer in 2013, adding $524bn to their collective net worth, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the world’s 300 wealthiest individuals.

The aggregate net worth of the world’s top billionaires stood at $3.7 trillion at the market close on Dec. 31, according to the ranking. The biggest gains came in the technology industry, which soared 28pc during the year. Of the 300 people who appeared on the final ranking of 2013, only 70 registered a net loss for the 12-month period.

300 people on this planet have 3.7 trillion dollars.

If those 300 people split it equally, they'd each have
$12333333333.

That's over 12 billion dollars each.

I know it's easy to be lured into your "ism" of choice. It keeps one occupied and distracted, which is exactly what those 300 people want. Because every bit of energy spent fighting amongst ourselves is a little bit of energy not spent fighting them, and they can pick our pockets some more.

Those 300 people include men and women, young and old. Their colors range from white to black and everything in between. Some of them may even be gay. To be honest, I don't know the actual breakdown of their demographics. But they don't concern themselves with such trivialities. They hope that you concern yourselves instead.

As George Carlin once said, they have their club, and you ain't in it. If we really want social justice, we need to start right here.

[redqueen]

1. That is demonstrably untrue, but welcome to DU.

There are some people here who agree with you. The libertarian branch of the occupy movement is well represented all over the net.

[socialist_n_TN]

2. As Marx said long ago.....

Of course that IS an "ism".

Welcome to DU.

[LisaLynne]

3. No, it's not. nt

[NYC_SKP]

4. Not really. You don't really mean to say that. Let me help you:

What you mean to say is that class is an enormous determinant of wealth and privilege, often more than the others.

But it is not blind, not by a long shot.

All of those characteristics you dismiss determine one's station, along with family privilege and heritage.

Sorry, you're just wrong.

[1000words]

5. Indeed ... the great equalizer.

Being poor sucks and any divisions amongst those suffering it fall away quickly. It's how revolution is born ...

[NuclearDem]

6. Yes, class divides people all over the world.

No, that does not mean minority concerns take a backseat to the class war.

But thanks for implying the LGBT community, feminists, Latino, and AA communities are all unwitting agents of the 1%.

[bettyellen]

7. Nope.