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YoungDemCA

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21. I honestly don't see any other way of reaching more white voters/building multiracial coalitions
Thu Aug 24, 2017, 12:11 PM
Aug 2017

Other than emphasizing to them how supporting a President and party that condones racism and white supremacy won't raise their wages, won't get them jobs, won't help solve the opiate crisis in many of their communities, won't help their children and grandchildren have good lives, won't get them any access to health care or education...you get the point.

Unfortunately, most white people - even many of those who aren't explicitly racist - don't give a shit about racism because they aren't directly affected by it. It's not an immediate, pressing issue for them. Hard to get white people to support social and racial justice when they have more immediate concerns in their OWN lives.

Does that make any sense?

the argument by many [View all] heaven05 Aug 2017 OP
Please follow Greg Palast on Twitter? laserhaas Aug 2017 #1
Greg is the man, for sure. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #2
A man we must get behind, or 2018 & 2020 will be lost laserhaas Aug 2017 #3
++ heaven05 Aug 2017 #8
I have nothing to add to what you have already stated. sheshe2 Aug 2017 #4
I can see it heaven05 Aug 2017 #9
I see it too... sheshe2 Aug 2017 #11
It is so much easier brer cat Aug 2017 #5
++ heaven05 Aug 2017 #10
If I am not reading this correctly GaryCnf Aug 2017 #6
All very fine points, yet heaven05 Aug 2017 #7
May I start by returning the compliment? GaryCnf Aug 2017 #13
lol on the "past glory" and heaven05 Aug 2017 #17
And to you as well my friend GaryCnf Aug 2017 #18
Thinking about my reply to your reply GaryCnf Aug 2017 #15
You mention Cornell West. sheshe2 Aug 2017 #12
As you know GaryCnf Aug 2017 #14
Blog bookmarked heaven05 Aug 2017 #19
West? sheshe2 Aug 2017 #20
I completely agree. cwydro Aug 2017 #16
why do I feel heaven05 Aug 2017 #24
I honestly don't see any other way of reaching more white voters/building multiracial coalitions YoungDemCA Aug 2017 #21
proves a point to me heaven05 Aug 2017 #22
I hope it can be solved. I really pray that it can be solved. Otherwise, how do we move forward? YoungDemCA Aug 2017 #23
if our greed and consumerism is equally slaked, racism will end LanternWaste Aug 2017 #25
too many people heaven05 Aug 2017 #26
I think I'm safe to say this here... qwlauren35 Aug 2017 #27
All I can figure heaven05 Aug 2017 #28
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