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In reply to the discussion: They Dared Me to Post This... [View all]BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)If we have a crossover and can become allies, great, let's do it. If they are willing to fight with me because it is morally, right, then all respect to them is due. But this must be the tenth thread where I have seen the idea that those who are fighting for economic justice are somehow ignoring racism. It's just not true. On any level. Everyone has the right to fight for their own justice. I cannot tell them my problems are more important than theirs. They just need to allow me to fight for mine and you to fight for yours.
In fact, I have NEVER heard anyone on DU parrot the Republican meme that poor people of color aren't as poor as in third world countries, so they're not that bad off. No one would have the guts to do it. But here it is. The privilege in your post is stunning. You discount the fact that almost a third of the black community and almost half of young black children are living in poverty--a line which we know is actually in the wrong place and that many people are living in dire circumstances who are considered above it. You didn't even address it in your answer to me. I can't believe anyone wouldn't be taken aback by that number. But fuck em, let's worry about millionaires and billionaires instead.
I am not poor, nor am I struggling financially. I was blessed with the same education as President Clinton's daughter. But I have worked in economically challenged communities and I could no more turn my back on them than walk over a child dying in the street. That is exactly WHY I am a liberal.