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In reply to the discussion: They Dared Me to Post This... [View all]Sancho
(9,067 posts)economic justice is a SUBSET of Social Justice in most definitions. In other words, economics is a PART of social justice which includes opportunity for education, mobility, fair treatment, legal justice (due process), and many other issues.
In other words, it's quite possible to have economics (as examples were given) and still lack social justice. SJ is not a unidimensional construct, nor does it depend on ONE basis (like economics) as necessary to support all the other parts.
One reason I don't like Bernie's position is that he's too focused on economics to the exclusion and non-attention to many other topics. Also, the economics may be the most difficult to change with government policies and simple ranting.
I really like the idea that there's a path to citizenship, voting rights, women's rights, and fair supreme court justices. In fact, those are social justice ideas that would have an impact on millions with doable policies and changes. Economics would follow, but without those changes there will be no true social justice.