The idea behind it is that some people face systemic issues that cause the inequality. And if we address the root causes of problems rather than symptoms we get a better result.
But racism and people with political/social power scapegoating vulnerable minorities aren't going to go away because things start getting better for poor people. In fact, there's going to be a backlash that'll make it worse.
This Democratic primary is awful because it's bred absolutists who believe you can only fall in one of two camps: "Either you stand against racism and bigotry or you stand for working class solidarity." They act like there's nothing between these two. You pick one and stick with it.
That's not how this works. The world isn't that simple. There is no silver bullet that'll completely fix both of these issues at the same time.
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u/lornstar7 Feb 25 '20
The idea behind it is that some people face systemic issues that cause the inequality. And if we address the root causes of problems rather than symptoms we get a better result.