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I missed the part of history where white people / middle America / anyone really rallied to treat the drug crises in inner cities. Other than to go as far as la
by awinder 9y ago
I missed the part of history where white people / middle America / anyone really rallied to treat the drug crises in inner cities. Other than to go as far as labeling African Americans as criminals in the best case, or as genetically inferior and predisposed in the worst case.
As for how democrats and the coasts are to blame, well, this is revisionist history. The reps from the coasts were not the ones sent to Washington to bust unions. The republicans sent from middle America were. There’s a movement by middle America that wants to blame others without accepting responsibility. And I think it’s foolish for democrats to engage at that level, because we have to build a coalition that lasts here. We can’t begin that without proper understanding of past mistakes or else we will move 8 years down the road and do the same stupid thing over again.
I sympathize greatly with problems faced from middle America. But there’s a lot of blame to be shared and even now middle America wants to denigrate causes important to the coasts, while also begging for the coasts to bail them out. This is unreasonable.
- paulsutter 9y ago> democrats ... can’t begin that without proper understanding of past mistakes or else we will move 8 years down the road and do the same stupid thing over again Indeed. So who is the best candidate for 2020? > middle america ... labeling African Americans as criminals in the best case, or as genetically inferior and predisposed in the worst case You might want to check your stereotypes of middle america. Those are really ugly accusations. > how democrats and the coasts are to blame, well, this is revisionist history I didn't suggest anyone is to blame, I just said they've been forgotten