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In reply to the discussion: Why I don't think the phrase/argument white privilege is effective. [View all]Pooka Fey
(3,496 posts)This is the best post I've seen on DU all year. Thank you so much for writing this.
Agreed - there has been a huge shift in the language of the Left towards division of Americans into factions, competition, and calling-out with the consequences being that Americans are more divided than ever I remember from my youth in the 1960's - 70's.
This coincides with the abandonment by the Left and the Democratic party of issues of social justice, fair wages, unions, social security, environmental protection, voting rights (Al Gore in 2000, John Kerry in 2004), and solidarity.
Americans are much less receptive today to healing divisions, listening, and uniting into an effective political movement to combat neo-liberalism and its poisonous fruits: inequality, racism, and religious extremism.
Economic injustice is at the center of all classical political theories, but has been abandoned by the Democratic Party leadership, perhaps being seen by the political class and dynasties as obsolete in a race-to-the-bottom world of Free Trade Agreements.
My solution - a complete overhaul of the political system - repeal of Citizen's United, and a one hundred year commitment to creating a multi political party system like those in Europe - which I can't write about on DU.