>>> Max Sawicky <sawicky at epinet.org> 09/07/99 01:57PM >>>
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Without disagreeing with Max totally, of course, some masses of people give
a damn about inequality. For example, the Black Radical Congress, which most
have heard of here. More widely known and larger are the NAACP, NOW and
other civil rights organizations. These leading orgs represent the opinon of
majorities of the masses of people of color , who do indeed give a damn
about pervasive and institutional racism; and its aggravation in the last
twenty years. I think Doug will confirm that this shows up in opinion polls
of people of color. . . .
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I was speaking of inequality in terms of income or class, not race or gender. I don't doubt there is concern for the latter among minorities and women.
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Charles: Yes, I know. My point is that you are sort of commandeering the word "inequality". And then there's this concept bouncing around these lists that "race is a cipher" or what is it they say a hidden thingy for class. Doug mentioned it when we were talking about life expectancy gaps.
Anyway, GDP hides both or all three types of inequality. Also, race and gender inequality is income inequality.
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Among liberal elites there is also more concern for race and gender than class, IMO.
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Charles: Naw. The "concern" for race and gender is phony. Also, since Roosevelt the Democratic Party is the party of the working people and unions , all kidding aside. Unions are one of the "special interests". ((((((((
As for there being less interest now than twenty years ago, I would push it back 45 years or so. 20 years ago the New Left faced a white working class that was not much interested in class inequality. This indifference came to be enshrined in public policy, followed by the isolation of minorities and the coming of age of "New Democrats."
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Charles: I wouldn't quibble with you much on this. I'd say the era of a little more concern came to an end about 20 years ago.
CB