2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I Would Like To Put A Question Forward... How Does One Legislate Social Justice ??? [View all]Sancho
(9,067 posts)Economics is clearly no more than a subset of social justice. There is no "cure" for racism like taking a pill or performing an operation.
Clinton correct. Racism is not a result of economic inequality. You also need to take a class in logic, because you continue to create false premises. None of the Democrats are against bank regulations or practical financial reform. That will have little effect on systematic social justice though.
Economic reforms by themselves have proven to be ineffective or inconsequential for social justice (and I gave you examples) for the most part. OTOH, socially driven legislation has made lasting changes in both the social and economic well-being of people in the US.
Hillary clearly believes in social justice, and her record over many years is solid.
Just like all legislation in the last hundred years, some laws have had unintended consequences, critics, and reformers. Jeb wants to privatize SS, some repubs want to do away with the Planned Parenthood. Those are social programs that target social justice, and they have economic and racial effects as part of their impact. Hillary was the first to recognize and speak out about planned parenthood, and also go after Jeb over his attacks on SS.
A new Glass-Steagall Act (proposed by Bernie) would have very little social impact on undocumented workers, the AA community, or even a large part of the working folks. There was growing economic inequality before the original G-S, and it was made worse after the repeal of G-S, but most people are still barely affected by the differences between G-S and the new Dodd-Frank legislation that replaced it.
Here a link to get you started:
http://gjs.appstate.edu/social-justice-and-human-rights/what-social-justice
What is social justice?
Social justice is defined as "... promoting a just society by challenging injustice and valuing diversity." It exists when "all people share a common humanity and therefore have a right to equitable treatment, support for their human rights, and a fair allocation of community resources." In conditions of social justice, people are "not be discriminated against, nor their welfare and well-being constrained or prejudiced on the basis of gender, sexuality, religion, political affiliations, age, race, belief, disability, location, social class, socioeconomic circumstances, or other characteristic of background or group membership" (Toowoomba Catholic Education, 2006).
Social justice is generally equated with the notion of equality or equal opportunity in society. Although equality is undeniably part of social justice, the meaning of social justice is actually much broader (Scherlen and Robinson, 2008). Further, "equal opportunity" and similar phrases such as "personal responsibility" have been used to diminish the prospective for realizing social justice by justifying enormous inequalities in modern society (Berry, 2005). The most recent theories of and scholarly statements about social justice illustrate the complex nature of the concept.