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In reply to the discussion: 9 Ways FDR's 'New Deal' Purposely Excluded Blacks [View all]Squinch
(51,139 posts)we only need to address economic issues and thereby everyone's life would get better.
Women and people of color told him that was not sufficient, and that social programs needed to be explicitly addressed. They told him this in plenty of time for him to pivot and add this absolutely necessary element to his campaign. If he had done so early in the campaign when it was pointed out to him, I think it is likely that he would have won the primary.
Instead, women and people of color were told by BS and his followers that they just didn't understand, that they were ignorant and that others knew what was best for them.
That proved to women and people of color that BS and his followers were the ones who simply didn't understand.
In this thread, bravenak is pointing out AGAIN that economic programs are not sufficient unless the social issues faced by people of color are EXPLICITLY addressed as part of the plan. She is showing that this is born out by history. She is showing that even the best economic programs do not "trickle down" to people of color on their own.
And all you guys can do is run around with your hair on fire saying, "You're against economic programs! You hate FDR!"