I asked 10 trusted Duers for advice…

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76. well I would certainly want it to be

but it usually is NOT everyone's concern.

But when I write about poverty, my concern is NOT just about white poverty or male poverty or straight poverty. There's no gender or racial or sexual preference test for food stamps or liheap or unemployment insurance or the earned income credit - although there sort of is for tanf.

And when I write about the benefits of progressive taxes there's no race, gender or sexual preference test for the tax rates, only an income one.

I am not sure I advocate anything which is particularly straight white male. Except of course - in defense. When it is promulgated that non-whites, non-males and non-straights are oppressed (or discriminated against, which no doubt almost all are) and implied that thereby all straight white males are OPPRESSORS (or privileged) then I do argue for my own perspective on that.

The questions are, to me, are we gonna help black people, or attack white people? Are we gonna help women, or attack men? Are we gonna help GLBT or attack straights?

Some might argue, perhaps (I am not saying that anybody here HAS) that the BEST way (or maybe just a very good way) to help blacks, IS by attacking whites. But if that's how they feel, then they shouldn't blame me for defending myself in a fight that I did not start.

Another question, do you want allies, or enemies?