2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The Rise Of Bernie Sanders And The PANIC Of The Third Way Democratic Centrists [View all]cprise
(8,445 posts)The first half of that statement, however, reeks of anti-intellectualism (against black intellectuals especially).
Capitalism is a system (not just a bunch of rich people) with a mindset that permeates our society - top to bottom. It profits by exacerbating our worst tendencies. When people always feel an overwhelming need to compete, they will first choose obvious targets (people who look different) for their fraud, aggression and dirty tricks. Where there is a dominant culture, the aggression flows primarily in one direction toward minorities and outsiders.
As to how much blame the rich deserve for racism, I think the question can be answered by looking at how responsible they are for starting wars. Its another way to get peons to fight each other. (BTW, do you really expect people regardless of color to elevate domestic racism over the spread of war?
BTW, considering partisans with a taste for for misrepresenting identity politics... I'll take "our point of view" from such individuals with a big grain of salt.