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Jackie Wilson Said

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4. You will have progressives, as they now call themselves, debating you from the get go.

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #3)

Fri May 27, 2016, 11:42 AM

May 2016

The reason a white progressive thinks fixing income inequality fixes "all", to some extent, is because they dont experience anything else.

Income inequality is a biggie, for sure, and it doesn't care what color you are, but if you dont also carry the burden of every time you walk out the door you are targeted as different, then you just dont know.

A white person needs to live one week in black skin, then that white person will NEVER again say these things.

The goal of white liberals is to assume what they are being told by POC is true, and go from there.

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If you want to tackle economic inequality then you must address racism FIRST [View all] YoungDemCA May 2016 OP

What would be the suggestions for how to "root out white supremacy and racial entitlement"? highprincipleswork May 2016 #1

In the short-term ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #5

So, basically a reverse police state where Black/Brown juries can decide to kill anyone accused of highprincipleswork May 2016 #6

Lighten up (pun intended) ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #7

Excellent Canesfan May 2016 #2

We have to go behind the dominant culture's backs JustAnotherGen May 2016 #3

You will have progressives, as they now call themselves, debating you from the get go. Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #4

+1 Digital Puppy May 2016 #8

And they only pretend not to understand white privilege because they know deep down that they Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2016 #10

Yes and now I think we are seeing the beginning of the end. Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #15

Much agreed. We didn't deserve the great president Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2016 #17

Many of us have been pushing this argument against Bernie Sanders as an explanation for why Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2016 #9

K&R ismnotwasm May 2016 #11

K&R Starry Messenger May 2016 #12

K&R although I disagree with the premise. Chitown Kev May 2016 #13

+1 lovemydog May 2016 #14

For the short to intermediate term, you will need white votes to address income inequality forjusticethunders May 2016 #16