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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

L0oniX

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13. The Third way may have some racist tendencies as well.

Reply to rhett o rick (Reply #12)

Tue Jun 16, 2015, 08:52 PM

Jun 2015

Saw this PBS report about the new or more well known now white crack and meth dealers. It was made clear that given the same social economic environment there would be no differences because of race. When people are desperately poor with no hope of climbing the economic latter that not all but many will divert to drugs ...both selling and using.

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Do Some Social Justice Advocates Go Too Far? [View all] rhett o rick Jun 2015 OP

Some people go too far. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #1

I'm heartily sick of the Social Justice Warriors on DU, that's for sure Warpy Jun 2015 #2

Thanks for the post. I am probably near your age because I have seen rhett o rick Jun 2015 #6

Hey Warpy.. 2banon Jun 2015 #15

The Two Minute Hate is popular with a certain crowd. Maedhros Jun 2015 #3

+1 nt MannyGoldstein Jun 2015 #7

I think it's more than that. I think it's used to promote an agenda. The liberal agenda is rhett o rick Jun 2015 #9

So many posters have nothing to contribute other than vitriol and mockery, Maedhros Jun 2015 #10

I think it's a self-righteous mob mentality. nm rhett o rick Jun 2015 #19

Middle School Playground mentality. [n/t] Maedhros Jun 2015 #20

yep! rhett o rick Jun 2015 #21

I think I agree with this passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #23

How do we define "social justice"? kentuck Jun 2015 #4

Some people try to separate social justice from economic justice. This is wrong. rhett o rick Jun 2015 #5

The reason for that is obvious. It is in the interests of those in power to keep the people divided sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #8

Social justice is directly connected to economic justice IMO. L0oniX Jun 2015 #11

I think that's obvious. But the Third Way wants to seperate them because rhett o rick Jun 2015 #12

The Third way may have some racist tendencies as well. L0oniX Jun 2015 #13

I don't know specifically about racism in the Third Way, but I believe the Plutocratic-Oligarchs rhett o rick Jun 2015 #14

Right, lip service to social justice and ignoring economic justice. 2banon Jun 2015 #17

that's my view too. 2banon Jun 2015 #18

Yes, Socio-Economic Justice 2banon Jun 2015 #16

Yeah, I tried to point that out and got slammed Warpy Jun 2015 #22

But: It is harder to have social injustice in the face of economic justice, but it's NOT impossible. merrily Aug 2015 #24

This article complains about identity politics and balkanization of certain groups, then merrily Aug 2015 #25

Yes. Real change is made by forging coalitions among demographics. Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 #26