Can We Have A Toughtful/Respectful Discussion Of Civil Rights Versus Income Inequality ???

[daredtowork]

25. I don't think it's an intentional dog whistle

but I agree it works that way.

The people who are trying to separate the two are trying to figure out how to unite the Democratic party and get certain civil rights issues defended when they see there is fundamental disagreement over social justice/economic issues.

What complicates this issue is people who tend to see economic issues as underlying and inseparable from the civil rights issues also see the abnegation of social justice issues as THE defining feature of Republicans. Thus the Dems who are trying to "unite" by trimming off the economic issues seem like they are redefining the party to the right and abandoning partisans of traditional platform elements as"far left". Naturally they bristle, cry foul, and jury alert at any suggestion they might be purveying rightwing ideas. All they see is the logic of unity and trying to win to get what THEY want - a limited raft of civil rights protections that are enough for them for now.

IMHO, social justice and civil rights cannot be separated. Attempting to "unite" only under civil rights (which will chiefly mean gay marriage, equal pay for equal work, and holding on to Roe v. Wade) will turn into defense of the civil rights wealthy white people are most interested in. The call for "unity" under elite white leadership with no concessions to social justice is fatuous and hollow. Any poor person that follows that leader is a chump.