What good is economic justice, if I don't have the social justice to access and keep it?

[JHan]

57. reposting my reply:

because it was all over the place..

So I get the sense you're suggesting that we not get them people who aren't here for social justice issues too angry

"The way to disrupt that is not to tell that they are wrong and bad" - Societies fall back on "wrong" and "Bad" attitudes when people are fearful, pointing out deplorable attitudes that are "Wrong" and "bad" when they fall into this trap is not the problem.

And these folks in question get played by racists because these attitudes have been nurtured for centuries. The flavor of their resentments have not changed with time. We owe it to ourselves to point out the bullshit, and I hope Democrats understand that they owe it to their base and people who consistently vote for them, to articulate these issues in a clear and concise way.

Whether it's your intent or not, you have decided that it is more important to sympathize with people who don't care about social justice issues for fear of offense, a position which lacks courage.

I am able to empathize with people who don't care about the issues that confront people who look like me - I know exactly how they view the world. You can talk about how wrong their views are while pointing out to them the way their cognitive errors and value judgments harm them in the long run.

And I don't put politicians on pedestals ...I don't hero worship people. I am not keen on those who only propose problems and never try to solve or grapple with them and address imbalances inherent in all systems of power. To grapple with those issues requires you speak about them with a strong voice, not diminish them.

If these false schisms continue we're going to get even weaker because socio justice and econ justice are the bedrock of liberal principles.