2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why is Hillary Clinton crushing Bernie Sanders among minority voters? [View all]Adrahil
(13,340 posts)Bernie, like a lot of democratic socialists, thinks it all goes back to class.... income inequality. And you can hear that in his speeches. He clearly emphasizes economic issues as being the key to racial issues. This conflict among progressives is NOT NEW with this primary. The tension between class and race issues on the left has existed for DECADES.
This is NOT to say that Bernie doesn't care about race issues. OF COURSE HE DOES! But in his mind, as in many of his supporters' minds, the primary issue is CLASS, and that if income and opportunity inequality is addressed, racial tension amongst those in the working class is greatly lessened. However, that ignores the deep, cultural racism in this country, and I don't think the Marxist model adequately describes racism in America, and it's complex relationship with culture and economics.
That's deeper than simply rhetoric.
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