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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 t
by 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 agoCrab 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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