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@ThisPuzzlePiece You didn't read the thread...I am saying our messaging must be EXPICITLY antiracist and discuss race and racism directly if we ever want to actually win these types of programs for everyone...most class-focused leftists run from race talk though...they are the ones afraid, not me
@ThisPuzzlePiece ...they talk of racism as a symptom of the class system, which in America is exactly wrong...racism and whiteness are the transmission belts of what Marx called false consciousness actually...it didn't grow from capitalism, it grew up alongside it and both feeds and is fed by it
@ThisPuzzlePiece ...and contrary to typical left argument, it is not mainly about competitive pressures under capitalism causing bigotry as people fight over limited resources. That argument presumes white racists operate from their disempowerment as a working class...but actually...
@ThisPuzzlePiece ...it is more about fear of loss -- loss of their CASTE dominance as whites over POC...if racism is stemming from that, to simply provide great programs that reduce competitive pressure won't cut it...the mentality will need to be challenged and proved toxic to those holding it
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