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2016 Postmortem

jalan48

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3. Social justice doesn't encompass economic justice under our current economic system.

Reply to Garrett78 (Original post)

Thu Dec 29, 2016, 09:06 AM

Dec 2016

It does under the theory of "binary capitalism" which is mentioned in the articles but which doesn't currently exist in this country as the primary economic paradigm. It's wonderful idea but it's not currently real. Look no further than our exploitative trade policies and the environmental degradation associated with multi-national corporate activities. You wouldn't have the wealth inequality we see today if your system truly existed.

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"Social justice encompasses economic justice." [View all] Garrett78 Dec 2016 OP

That's well and good, but as it was used in the 2016 Dem primaries, "economic justice" ucrdem Dec 2016 #1

OK, you see most of those things as "bashing Barack, Hillary and Bill". Ken Burch Jan 2017 #9

The sad thing is that the Democratic Establishment accepted NAFTA was a failure for workers forjusticethunders Dec 2016 #2

THat was my interpretation of the TPP as I read more on it... JHan Jan 2017 #11

Not quite zipplewrath Jan 2017 #13

Social justice doesn't encompass economic justice under our current economic system. jalan48 Dec 2016 #3

I think historically they have that kind of backwards mythology Dec 2016 #4

There isn't anything backward or forward about it. It isn't a matter of chronology. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #5

Social justice will not be back burnered and wait for white men to have enough first. bettyellen Dec 2016 #8

The Civil Rights movement started long before the late 40s and 50s forjusticethunders Jan 2017 #10

Not directly zipplewrath Jan 2017 #14

And vice-versa, whatever that means. Orsino Dec 2016 #6

Not vice-versa if you go by the definitions in the OP. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #7

One thing is true, there is no economic justice without important components of social justice, JCanete Jan 2017 #12