General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: White progressives’ racial myopia: Why their colorblindness fails minorities — and the left [View all]CANDO
(2,068 posts)Me personally...I was born in 1964. All I know of times before that are whatever policies I've learned about such as the New Deal, SS, various labor laws benefiting the existence of a middle class, etc. When I yearn for policies of the past which proved successful, it is not meant by me to be a slight toward anyone. And I'm befuddled why others insist that I and others mean it that way. Because we don't! I think there's a ton of preaching to the choir here. There are people who have a message perfectly crafted for right wing teabagger types who direct their message and ire at those allies who do get it here on the left. And then when we get tired of the browbeating, we are then accused of not getting it or not seeing it from another viewpoint. Hello. We are and do view it from other perspectives. We do get it. We do want policies put in place to correct historical injustices. But again...why not direct your message and angst where it belongs...at and toward those on the right?