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Gina's avatar

Sorry but the racism and violence that Republicans proudly promote trump (pun intended) the Democrats' reticence to deal with racism. Racism goes way beyond student debt and reparations. It's an everyday existential threat to people of color-especially Black folks who've had to endure the impact of America's choice to practice racism for centuries.

Once again, imho there are not fine people on both sides.

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Tom High's avatar

So some people are fine, and others are deplorable. Gotcha. And so we get lesser evil voting. Gotcha. Which does occur on both sides, because while your side is fine, the other side thinks they are fine, and you are deplorable. So they lesser evil vote, too. And both parties are owned by donors, so between the ownership and the lesser evil voting, nothing gets fixed.

Yes, racism goes beyond reparations and student debt. But racism can’t be decoupled from economic class warfare in the U.S., because that is what created our American racism. If it is the existential threat you suggest, then why won’t Democrats address the economic class issue (thank you, capitalism) in a meaningful way?

I’ll answer the question - they won’t because their donors pay them not to.

Trump garnered more votes from people of color in ‘20 than he did in ‘16. Early polling suggests he will top that in ‘24 if it is a Biden-Trump contest. The existential threat messaging needs work it seems.

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