2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: How Bernie Sanders exposed Democrats racial rift [View all]Armstead
(47,803 posts)This demographic division that has developed among issues is ridiculous.
Yes racism is a horrible problem. Yes AA's and other POC should be able to walk down the street, be accepted fully in all strata of society, etc. Yes we all need to focus on doing what we can to change it.
But attempting to rectify that that is NOT an opposing goal to raising ALL boats economically and in terms of quality of life. Life is more holistic than that. Once-upon a time, liberals used to think that opportunity was one way to help the disadvantaged and improve life for minorities, as well as everyone else.
Not getting fucked by Wall St. pressures on corporations to do things that damage the well being of everyone is not is just an " esoteric privileged white male concern."
It affects everyone on a day to day basis Corporations that move jobs, slash salaries and otherwise abuse people. Things like making the communications infrastructure affordable, so we have information poor segment of societty. Or rebuilding and revitalizing inner cities, poor rural areas, etc.
Those are not "white male prerogatives and needs."
If someone cannot afford their healthcare and gets sick and dies, it doesn't matter if they are black, white or brown gay or straight. If a single poor mother can;'t feed her kids because she is only earning a substandard minimum wage -- -- what are we supposed to ignore her because it is not a "racial issue" but an "economic one"?
My God this way of thinking of categorizing issues into little boxes that you can only care about this issue if you a a POC or white or female or male or gay or straight.....It is not at all the approach that makes any goddamn sense. It's what we used to associate with Republican thinking. "Divide and conquer."