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truebluegreen

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8. Absolutely.

Wed May 27, 2015, 08:57 AM

May 2015

It has bothered me for years that the official Democratic party has based its electoral chances on social justice only, while largely ignoring economic justice. In fact, we are informed that we shouldn't attack bankers, demonize the rich, engage in class warfare--as if we were the ones doing that.

I remember, back in the 70s, well-meaning people and/or useful idiots focusing on human rights abuses (in other countries of course) and totally ignoring the exploitative economic systems that gave rise to them. The two problems cannot be separated...not if we wish to solve them.

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For me, social and economic justice are indivisible. [View all] cali May 2015 OP

I'm please to be the first to rec this post. Spot on. Scuba May 2015 #1

I can see what you are saying and largely agree el_bryanto May 2015 #2

I wasn't even thinking about the election or politics. Not at all. cali May 2015 #4

Fair enough. I suspect that many people involved in that debate are. el_bryanto May 2015 #5

That's undoubtedly true, but it still doesn't have to do with why I wrote the OP cali May 2015 #9

+1e9 ProfessorGAC May 2015 #3

Related often, but not identical frazzled May 2015 #6

Except I didn't say that poverty is the sole cause of social injustice. Not at all. cali May 2015 #10

It seemed implicit frazzled May 2015 #11

Yes. LWolf May 2015 #7

Absolutely. truebluegreen May 2015 #8

African Americans have been economically screwed during the Obama presidency carolinayellowdog May 2015 #12

Thank you, Cali, I agree this whole discussion is silly. bklyncowgirl May 2015 #13

Yes. And also: How the hell is Hillary *the* champion of social issues of the candidates? redgreenandblue May 2015 #14