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FLPanhandle

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3. Which is why the focus shouldn't be on race

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Thu Sep 4, 2014, 01:23 PM

Sep 2014

It should be on class.

Direct their anger at the 1% instead of fellow poor people.

The rich must love this whole White Privilege debate. Poor white people arguing with poor black people.

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White Privilege is voting against your economic interests [View all] Yavin4 Sep 2014 OP

Absolutely! get the red out Sep 2014 #1

Kudos, I believe you just about covered it all..... TiredOfNo Sep 2014 #2

Which is why the focus shouldn't be on race FLPanhandle Sep 2014 #3

Sadly, yes. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #4

That's pretty much it, in a nutshell. But there are plenty of Whites who don't subscribe to the BlueCaliDem Sep 2014 #5

Agreed. 39% of whites voted for President Obama. Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #6

I just don't want people to forget that we couldn't have gotten this far without the help of some BlueCaliDem Sep 2014 #7

39% is indeed significant, but it's not the majority. Also.... Yavin4 Sep 2014 #8

You're correct. It's not a majority, but just think if we lost that 39%? Where would we be? BlueCaliDem Sep 2014 #9

We don't win consistently. That's the point. Yavin4 Sep 2014 #10

No, all white people carry privielge BainsBane Sep 2014 #11

True, but there is a huge perception of privilege by most White Americans Yavin4 Sep 2014 #12

Yes, but look how many people here get upset at the mere mention of the word privielge? BainsBane Sep 2014 #13