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In reply to the discussion: I am an older white woman, a retired teacher. [View all]historylovr
(1,557 posts)And it gave me pause, because I've always appreciated your posts on racial issues and issues of sexism. You always seem so thoughtful. But the opinions expressed by other posters as well as what you had to say certainly do give the impression that older people should just get out of the way. That they have no clue what they're talking about. That you will create a more liberal society on the basis of changing demographics alone.
I can understand your points, but I can also understand the points of MadFloridian and others who have fought in the trenches before us and have been made to feel that their efforts were worth nothing because they are now old.
I admire your optimism, but I urge you to read Dragonfli's response here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5062968, followed by Scarletwoman's.
There is a lot of wisdom in those threads, and in Armstead's, higher up in that thread. You can't clean up the incestuous relationship between D. C. and Wall Street, or "kill" the latter, by changing demographics and being more liberal on social issues. Unless there is a massive shift away from Reagan's economic policies and New Dem, DLC policies-policies embraced by both older and younger people-the 2 parties of course will not be older white men serving Wall Street, they will be 2 parties of younger people serving Wall Street.
I understand your frustrations, but age alone isn't the issue. Yes, some older people have really destroyed this country, but some younger people have helped them achieve that goal--to the detriment of all but a few.
Pax