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In reply to the discussion: Just a word or two about Bernie and civil rights/social justice [View all]cui bono
(19,926 posts)I don't understand why you used that hyperbole. Liberals, including Sanders are fighting for both. Period. That's the definition of liberal. Anyone who is not fighting for both is then a centrist.
As to the subset, of course, as I mentioned, people are going to have varying degrees of importance placed on different aspects based on their own personal experience in life. Your arguing that social is the most important is based on your life's experience. Someone who is economically disadvantaged is going to place more importance on that. That does not mean that they can't fight for both of them. I don't understand why anyone thinks that.
It's not as if people here are saying racial injustice is okay. (I do know that a lot of people don't get the concept of white privilege, but I don't think they think racism is okay.) Anyone who does think it's okay is not a liberal. Just as anyone who is okay with the current state of economics and Wall Street and 'free trade' is not a liberal either.
Oh, I am not going to link to those posts because as I said, I don't want a stupid hide. They are there. All over the place. You don't want to believe it, no big deal to me. I'm not the only one who knows it. That is exactly why people are posting about his record on civil rights, women's rights and LGBT rights. Search 'Bernie/Sanders white male'. You should find some. Or search 'lily white wink wink'.