bustysaintclair: i kinda hate pasting people’s tweets in tumblr but like did you ever read som
bustysaintclair: i kinda hate pasting people’s tweets in tumblr but like did you ever read something that was just so right you want to scream it out at the top of your lungs [Screenshot of a series of tweets from Ta-Nehisi Coates, in reference to a nymag.com article entitled “What Bernie Sanders Gets Right About Identity Politics”. Tweets read as follows:Interesting piece that errs in adopting the Clinton frame that there is oppression that is non-economicThe notion that, say, racism is non-economic oppression is rather incredible.The Ferguson report revealed an entire scheme of municipal plunder. Anti-black policing was an economic model.Pretty sure that you could make the same case for “marriage equality.” It’s not just the right to embrace on the courthouse steps.Marriage discrimination isn’t bad because simply because [sic] it makes people “feel bad.”It’s bad because it bars them from entering into a contract to protect – among other things – the fruits of their labor.There’s nothing “non-economic” about sexual harassment. If you’re [sic] boss is demanding favors in exchange for a raise, that’s economics.Notion that white dude’s issues are “economic” and everybody else is just trying to discuss their feelings is, well, sorta deplorable.] -- source link
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