The billionaire class incites racist and sexist sentiment to turn less well-off men against women and and less well-off whites against people of color to prevent poorer people from banding together against the rich criminals.
And from politicians to the media to influencers on both sides, the process to make sure any solidarity is disrupted has been an education but not super surprising
Which is why our media swings it's cameras and microphones to the loudest craziest people, on both side, and tells us "This is what everyone is like, we are SO divided!"
The myth that we can't get along with people we don't agree with on every single damn thing is killing our society.
im still digesting the shocker that the people we depended on to stop him turned out to be fkn useless. and yet here some of them are on here trying to rally us with how wonderful biden was
"Real working-class solidarity can only be achieved...when solidarity is based on the liberation of all people from the shackles of capitalism... This means...male workers must...fight against sexism; white workers must struggle against racism..." ETC.
If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.
Lyndon B. Johnson
But the oligarchs are betting we'll turn on each other before we turn to solidarity. Recent history gives them a lot of confidence for this assessment.
Amen. Corporations need to grow so big, branch out so far, that they become so large and powerful they becomes too big to fail. That is franchise capitalism it a nut shell, create a presence it every market and bargain as a single entity. Only power as a whole, not as individuals, can resist this.
We need to realign the Democratic party by bringing in the disadvantaged class. The disadvantaged class strategy, like the old Republican southern strategy, but not immoral. Dems still keep one foot in the oligarch camp because of money. Enough. Time to make them the common enemy.
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Let's show some solidarity for Democracy!
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Except maybe a black woman in charge.
The myth that we can't get along with people we don't agree with on every single damn thing is killing our society.
and im like yeah ok we got here by magic SMH
Class solidarity is a neat term. Achievable?
And then lost the working class of all genders, creeds and colors.
If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Racism is ingrained in the USA.
Nothing impacts them unless you interrupt their sports!?!
Not wooing subgroups.
It's the only thing that matters and transcends gender, race, culture, etc.
And it's the last thing the 1% want talked about. Thus the culture wars they invent and patent.
Which is best, "The Oligarchs" The Robber Barrons", something else?