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In reply to the discussion: We Need A Class Consciousness Revival [View all]ymetca
(1,182 posts)10. But I don't think they really are two different issues
as the entire edifice of modern, global civilization is hierarchical, phallic, Apollonian, etc. It will not change unless women, as a global class, are liberated to having full control over their own bodies. That is where all the world's power truly lies.
It's not the control of production, but the control of reproduction that is the key to unraveling the entire class system.
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Yeah, there it is. Identity politics is the rightwing word for diversity and civil rights.
KittyWampus
Feb 2017
#2
Yes, there will always be a need to recognize some legitimate issues of identity repression
DonCoquixote
Feb 2017
#36
You sound genuinely resentful that women, LGBTs and POC have legit basic human rights issues....
bettyellen
Feb 2017
#68
Nope. I'm fighting for other things too-and not asking anyone to back burner their civil rights- as
bettyellen
Feb 2017
#87
That would be appropriatate for Sean Hanity's show...rightie talking point for sure .
Demsrule86
Feb 2017
#50
Talking about class leads to cognitive dissonance for believers in American exceptionalism.
guillaumeb
Feb 2017
#52
The Senate was set up to preserve the status quo -- i.e. to protect the interests of the elite
Lanius
Feb 2017
#56
You are arguing for all of us to work together. It's a good idea but unfortunately I think most
jalan48
Feb 2017
#75