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In reply to the discussion: They Dared Me to Post This... [View all]99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)This whole "economic justice v. social justice" kerfuffle is just stupid imho. This
is not an 'either/or', it's a 'both/and' situation; and until we fully embrace both,
we're basically going to lose ground on both fronts.
These 2 issues are BOTH incredible important and inextricably intertwined,
and to pretend otherwise, by insisting on exclusively focusing on one while ignoring
the other or giving it a back seat, in my view is just plain silly, not to mention being
hugely divisive, and therefore counter-productive.
For the record, I haven't even posted ANYthing to the OP, rather I
was replying to cali's post here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6783892
with this: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6788043
saying essentially that i appreciate bringing some a both/and perspective to the discussion.
I NEVER even said I even disagreed with the OP, as I do NOT disagree with the OP. The OP
has every right to express their views imo, and I welcome those views and agree
with them as valid and important to the discussion.
So far on this string, you have accused me of:
1) "performing privilege and telling people of color their experiences don't matter."
2) having "reactionary views on race and gender"
3) "assuming you know what is best for others",
4) "pretending to be on the left"
I HAVE DONE NONE OF THESE THINGS. NONE.
Although I think it would be fitting, I don't expect you to apologize for these false and vile accusations;
because you appear to be so fixed in your views that you're not willing to consider any other perspective
as valid or worth considering at all. Which only illustrates my point, which is that pretending these
two issues are unrelated or that one is SUPER important while dismissing the other as "reactionary"
or "racist" is playing into the 'divide and conquer" agenda of the 1% and I refuse to do that, just
because someone with a different view insults me unjustly.
ON EDIT: It seems relevant that 91% of DU Peeps appear to agree that it's both/and:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026754005