There's been a lot of talk here lately about "privilege", so it may be useful to define it ...

[westerebus]

112. White privilege means you don't have to be aware of racial discrimination.

That is the privilege.

If you add male to WP it changes to not having to be aware of discrimination of minorities and women.

Which extends the scope of the privilege.

To take it one step further, straight white male privilege means not having to be aware of the discrimination of minorities, women and the GLBT community.

Which extends the privilege to ignoring the majority of those who post here.

The top of the scale would add rich to swmp where by 99% of the population is ignored.

I personally haven't encounter any of the 1% here on DU.

For that matter, with the exception of a few trolls, I haven't found a person who supports discrimination based on race, color, gender, sexual orientation, or belief here on DU.

Your experience may not be the same as mine.

You may not agree with me on how I define SWMP.

My preference is to support those who would support me. I'm selfish in that regard. In a political system that depends on division and discrimination and injustice, what choice do I have other than to protect what I value?

I value equality. I value human rights.

We as a Nation are no where close to where we ought to be.

Thanks for listening.