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

[Behind the Aegis]

90. Damn impressive!

(I am not really surprised as you are quite intelligent and understand this issue very well, but still...DAYUM!)

I see this much the same way you do. Without a level playing field of civil rights equality, economic equality isn't possible, because it is actually a component of civil rights justice, not the other way around. When people only (or heavily favor) attacking economic injustice, as opposed to civil rights injustice, it is akin to attacking a symptom of a disease, instead of the entire disease!

"Now, I deliberately used the term white male privilege rather than a soft sell, because there are many here at DU who deny such a thing exists. Which is another problem when discussing the topics in this way. It like denying racism is an institutionalized and culturally integrated --disease-- and/or sexism is a standard, an internalized norm."

YUP! For my experience here, it seems many feel we are demanding that individuals change, as if that were possible. No, we are looking to change the SYSTEMS which allow these civil rights violations to fester and infect. They don't seem to understand, like them, we are looking for systematic changes, which will allow for human dignity and equality.