2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: "income equality is the solution to racism. Any minority of ANY type knows that simply not true." [View all]MaggieD
(7,393 posts)The point is that if you come up to people and tell them that if we put a pony in your backyard no one will ever discriminate against them again, then you are CLUELESS. Because a pony in the backyard isn't going to fix the problem.
Do you want to know how I know this? Because I'm a lesbian. And I was a poor one, and I've been a not poor one. And there was no civil rights waiting for me once I wasn't poor. And it's pretty damn obvious that the same is true for other minorities if you just open your eyes. Sandra Bland had a job.
Lastly, I'm going to agree with Brave. So much of what Bernie preaches is simply avoiding the racism issues and changing the subject to "income inequality" - probably because it's the only topic he understands. Tone deaf. Disconnected.