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In reply to the discussion: Can We Have A Toughtful/Respectful Discussion Of Civil Rights Versus Income Inequality ??? [View all]Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)122. It's true (although he was stabbed and beaten before that).
Why does this bother you?
It's not like that poster is saying that what Dr. King talked about before 1967 didn't matter or didn't take courage.
It's the reason most MLK Birthday events are passionless and sterile...the people who've coopted those events refuse to mention
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Can We Have A Toughtful/Respectful Discussion Of Civil Rights Versus Income Inequality ??? [View all]
WillyT
May 2015
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See... That's Interesting... My First Political Activism Began With The Briggs Initiative In CA...
WillyT
May 2015
#17
Unfortunately true, many would be allies will be seen as a divisive element....
daleanime
May 2015
#203
Some of us can, others are tied up with the identity politics that the GOP are delighted distract us
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#4
Reflect on your feelings toward straight, white, (Christian) males, you'll discover a problem.
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#85
You're fabulous, CreekDog! I love how you can put two and two together and end up with...
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#120
Yes, I am very interested in discussing (and working to resolve) race issues ...
1StrongBlackMan
May 2015
#188
The random stops can happen to anyone but they happen far more rarely to white
JDPriestly
May 2015
#115
Excellent! Google "Hillary Clinton" "Economic Statecraft" and then see what you find.
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#15
unfortunately for the community the saftey system hadn't yet been installed on that stretch of rail.
G_j
May 2015
#33
I happen to believe that racism, homophobia, sexism, etc. are tools of the capitalist system
DemocraticWing
May 2015
#150
Dig it. The people who think the two are divisible are well off, straight white men for the most
Bluenorthwest
May 2015
#37
The OP has often posted that 'civil rights hardly matter at all' and such. But the OP never bothers
Bluenorthwest
May 2015
#56
correct. posters for years that have told us sj is a minor issue, not significant, ect... now
seabeyond
May 2015
#58
i have and do answer, in detail, with those without agenda. also, having discussions with you and
seabeyond
May 2015
#64
What you fail to fathom is that poverty is very often caused by discrimination, privilege dynamics
Bluenorthwest
May 2015
#63
"level the current playing field at all." this is how i bottom line the difference. absolutely.
seabeyond
May 2015
#68
Level the field. Look at the legislation such as ERA and ENDA which have languished in Congress
Bluenorthwest
May 2015
#72
absolutely. we had a scj tell women we are not included in 14th. we have a st senator demanding
seabeyond
May 2015
#74
here is the difference. i love this conversation, because it allows me to unravel the mess we live.
seabeyond
May 2015
#76
You are privileged enough to think you as a stranger on the internet can tell me what I think when
Bluenorthwest
May 2015
#92
No, the bit about how civil rights (e.g. marriage equality) is part of the safety/security
Maedhros
May 2015
#166
You do realize that it is privilege that leads to the discrimination and inequality you talk about
kcr
May 2015
#249
I want to add that MLK understood that militarism was also part of the deadly equation along
G_j
May 2015
#42
People keep talking about this identity politics "divide and conquer" is a tool of the 1% thing ...
1StrongBlackMan
May 2015
#43
Reading this OP and your replies, it's really obvious that you don't fully understand the issue at
Number23
May 2015
#118
Yeah, it also gives one wrist cramps from typing the same things over and over.
Behind the Aegis
May 2015
#51
and another. yes. also. how some can start a thread on this issue, and some are not allowed
seabeyond
May 2015
#54
Thank you for much more eloquently saying what I clumsily tried to upthread.
NuclearDem
May 2015
#82
Oh, how I wish white people would stop telling me about my life's experience ...
1StrongBlackMan
May 2015
#152
Do you think there is any way for me or someone like me to have an "idea what it is like?"
JDPriestly
May 2015
#159
Well it's obvious to me that you don't come close to understanding how bad it is for women when your
bettyellen
May 2015
#246
now there's definitely a trend toward masking economic brutality with "but WE don't believe
MisterP
May 2015
#44
first, if this is addressed, one should take a look at the definition to understand WHAT is being
seabeyond
May 2015
#57
Because the parties find it an extremely convenient way to divide the electorate
Fumesucker
May 2015
#100
The Parties are not making this OP every few weeks, WillyT is doing that. Several people have asked
Bluenorthwest
May 2015
#212
Crap like this gets said here almost every day. And most of us are sick and tired of trying to
Number23
May 2015
#119
" the anti-police protests." that would be social justice that we humbly ask... let be a part of
seabeyond
May 2015
#195
both would be nice. it would also be nice for social to at the LEAST be on a level playing field.
seabeyond
May 2015
#223
why are women, blacks, gays defined as a fuckin wedge issue. if that does not reinforce EVERYTHING
seabeyond
May 2015
#224
The division of economic vs. social justice on DU originates from socially-liberal
Maedhros
May 2015
#109
This only came up because some posters started minimizing the lived experiences
Starry Messenger
May 2015
#108
ya. let us white dudes tell you people of color, just hang on by fingernails for a while longer,
seabeyond
May 2015
#225
But That's Why People Come Together To Make Change... Political Parties, Coalitions, Unions...
WillyT
May 2015
#145
You did this thread already back in March....a person has to wonder what the motive is.
Bluenorthwest
May 2015
#154
Yes it is. And in that thread and this one, more than one poster asked the OP what his objectives
Bluenorthwest
May 2015
#185
Racism and Discrimination are divisive. Advocating for Civil Rights is not divisive.
fishwax
May 2015
#158
Virtually every poster who pushes this so-called "conflict" is a Third Wayer or Hillary shill. nt
Romulox
May 2015
#174
The people who say "racism is a tool of the 1% used to divide us" are third wayers? n/t
gollygee
May 2015
#176
My post to you was a response to your "so you are saying," style strawman in post #176,
Romulox
May 2015
#184
Horrified because I believe the so-called conflict between economic and social justice is bogus?
Romulox
May 2015
#234
OK. I just wanted to make sure you weren't making a substantive point that I was missing. nt
Romulox
May 2015
#243
The idea that maintaining economic inequality helps PoC is a non-starter, for me. nt
Romulox
May 2015
#237
I was hoping you'd step up and explain why you keep posting virutally identical OPs every few weeks.
Bluenorthwest
May 2015
#205
That's bully boy behavior to accuse me of having 'monied interests' and frame my
Bluenorthwest
May 2015
#240
Here's a history lesson: women, people of color, poor immigrants, and LGBT people...
YoungDemCA
May 2015
#230