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In reply to the discussion: It tells us nothing at this point that HRC beats Bernie among women and poc. [View all]Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)And why doesn't his lifetime perfect record on anti-oppression issues satisfy you?
I could understand if we were talking about Dukakis(who was homophobic) or Kucinich(who was weak on reproductive choice)
or Obama in '08(who opposed same-sex marriage).
But why does Bernie get more distrust than all of them?
Does he have to become anti-socialist to prove he's anti-racist?
(For that matter, did you think Paul Robeson wasn't really anti-Jim Crow because he was a Marxist?)
Class is a locus of oppression...it's different than race and sexual orientation, but it is real.
BTW...can we put the Chris Rock thing to rest? Those of us who are socialist are just as committed to making sure Chris isn't wasted by a white cop as you are.
Nobody really thinks that if you ended economic inequality we'd immediately get Utopia. Institutionalized oppression would still need to be fought. But it would be easier to fight it in an economically egalitarian country than it ever can be under capitalism, in which violence against poc, LGBTQ people, and women is built into the superstructure. It's not possible to reach the promised land under market economics.