[lbo-talk] Comment on F-9/11 and racism

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Jun 30 14:45:01 PDT 2004


John Thornton wrote:


>The gains are not small at all so you are incorrect in this
>assumption. The collective loss of creating an underclass hits
>everyone unequally. It hits communities of people of color
>disproportionately hard. It hits white people too but it is less
>than clear that it is a net negative for whites in general.

It may be, but it's very hard to tell on the basis of personal experience. Political education could help change that, but it's an uphill fight.

Doug



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