Can We Have An Open Honest Discussion About Progressives, Civil Rights, And Income Inequality ???

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60. And where's the part where he says those who are disenfranchised compared to George should not

seek equality to George? He does not. I am not taking issue with what Carlin said, but with the use of his words to suggest that women, People of Color and LGBT people should not advocate for equity in civil rights. I offer that the OP is really about politicians, all of whom are rich. The OP seeks to divide 'civil rights' from 'economic equity' when that is a false division. That false division is foisted in service to millionaires fighting with other millionaires seeking more power in life. The OP does something Carlin would never do, exploit important issues to make cheap partisan political points.

Straight white people would do well to learn about poverty in minority communities before they pontificate about civil rights being separate from economic equity. Without equal opportunities, there is no equality of any sort possible. It's not even being attempted.

Try to fathom that I agree that income inequity is a hugely important issue. I do not agree that it is a free standing issue not associated with any other issues. I also have a great deal of trouble believing that people who don't seem to mind legal job discrimination in most of the country give a fuck about equality in incomes. What about those discriminated against? People who seek equality as a principle should be utterly furious that millions of Americans simply do not have equal protections under the law in employment and housing. Instead they shrug it off, claim it's not economically important that those people have any sort of equality. The economy they are concerned with is their own.

George was a comic and a strong voice for equality and civil rights and in spite of his famous stage being, for civil treatment of one another. This is a man who witnessed the integration of television. He was working back in the late 50's. For him to suggest that others wanting to have equal treatment was wrong would have made him a colossal asshole, and he was no such thing.