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gollygee

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15. I think you're confused about what people are saying

Reply to villager (Reply #6)

Sat May 30, 2015, 05:06 PM

May 2015

People are saying that it is possible to fight for economic justce, and make huge strides, but never get to social justice, and to leave people of color, LGBT people, women, etc. behind. That economic justice doesn't automatically lead to social justice.

I haven't seen anyone, not even very outspoken Clinton supporters, say that economic justice isn't also important. In fact I haven't seen anyone say it isn't just as important. Just that one will not automatically lead to the other.

I think people are at least to some extent talking past each other if you think anyone has said this.

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"Third Way®" types don't want to discuss the last year of M.L. King, Jr.'s life [View all] friendly_iconoclast May 2015 OP

And which third wayers are you talking about? Agschmid May 2015 #1

Third Way is just sucking, in general. Enthusiast May 2015 #20

What is it we are not wanting to talk about now? treestar May 2015 #2

I have no idea what is going on... Agschmid May 2015 #3

Some people pick an "issue", be it 50 years ago or not, and attach it.... George II May 2015 #22

Exactly right. Imagining that racial justice and economic justice are "separate" is doing the work.. villager May 2015 #4

I don't think that people see them as separate issue... Agschmid May 2015 #5

Other than the people on this board who insist you have to choose one over the other? villager May 2015 #6

I haven't seen that. Agschmid May 2015 #7

keep lookin' villager May 2015 #9

So you are saying someone here said.. Agschmid May 2015 #11

That is not at all what they said. Here is their quote, "Imagining that racial justice and economic rhett o rick May 2015 #26

They are intertwined. Agschmid May 2015 #28

Found one! NuclearDem May 2015 #13

It has been constant since Bernie announced hifiguy May 2015 #10

exactly villager May 2015 #12

i don't know what is more disgusting, hifiguy May 2015 #16

I don't know if they even realize they're doing the work of the late Lee Atwater, but they've so villager May 2015 #19

Yep. hifiguy May 2015 #21

I think you're confused about what people are saying gollygee May 2015 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words May 2015 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author friendly_iconoclast May 2015 #14

. MohRokTah May 2015 #17

How does one make the FlatBaroque May 2015 #18

I looked for it on the Character Map.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #23

I'm against a tax on retirement funds stonecutter357 May 2015 #24

Neither do more liberal democrats, for the most part. nt F4lconF16 May 2015 #25

They don't mention FDR either... raindaddy May 2015 #27

Thank you G_j May 2015 #29