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Occupy Wall Street was the beginning of that but the media and their allies in the government decided to push for a race war in the 2012 election. It’s not a co

Occupy Wall Street was the beginning of that but the media and their allies in the government decided to push for a race war in the 2012 election. It’s not a coincidence the oppression Olympics were turned up to 11 at that time. That’s not to say that there aren’t issues with race in America but they pale in comparison to the socioeconomic ones. A nation obsessed over race and culture has little time to confront other issues.

20after4 3y ago
And most people are oblivious to this simple observation, allowing the situation to continue. Feels like the war is already lost a long time ago.
l3mure 3y ago
Race is the modality by which class is primarily expressed in America. There is no way to resolve socioeconomic problems without dealing with race at the same time, clearly demonstrated multiple times in US history. The failure of Reconstruction -- an "Unfinished Revolution" as Eric Foner puts it -- was precisely white workers' rejection of class solidarity with Black workers in favor of post-war white racial reconciliation.
- wesapien 3y ago
  Crab mentality and revenge seeking will keep people from true progress. We need to crush the idea of victim hood as a privilege.
  - l3mure 3y ago
    > We need to crush the idea of victim hood as a privilege. "Victim hood as privilege" is a right-wing strawman of the idea of intersectionality. You're suggesting throwing a punch at an obvious feint. Intersectionality is simply the idea that certain groups experience unique configurations of more general problems, and that counteracting those configurations contributes to resolving the general case. Do you think a coal miner with black lung who organizes for compensation on that basis is claiming "victim hood as privilege"? I hope not. It should also be clear that coal miners organizing for their own workplace safety helps ALL workers. That's why OSHA exists after all. The same applies to racial issues.
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20after4 3y ago

And most people are oblivious to this simple observation, allowing the situation to continue. Feels like the war is already lost a long time ago.

l3mure 3y ago

Race is the modality by which class is primarily expressed in America. There is no way to resolve socioeconomic problems without dealing with race at the same time, clearly demonstrated multiple times in US history. The failure of Reconstruction -- an "Unfinished Revolution" as Eric Foner puts it -- was precisely white workers' rejection of class solidarity with Black workers in favor of post-war white racial reconciliation.

wesapien 3y ago
Crab mentality and revenge seeking will keep people from true progress. We need to crush the idea of victim hood as a privilege.
- l3mure 3y ago
  > We need to crush the idea of victim hood as a privilege. "Victim hood as privilege" is a right-wing strawman of the idea of intersectionality. You're suggesting throwing a punch at an obvious feint. Intersectionality is simply the idea that certain groups experience unique configurations of more general problems, and that counteracting those configurations contributes to resolving the general case. Do you think a coal miner with black lung who organizes for compensation on that basis is claiming "victim hood as privilege"? I hope not. It should also be clear that coal miners organizing for their own workplace safety helps ALL workers. That's why OSHA exists after all. The same applies to racial issues.
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