On Aug 20, 2011, at 9:23 PM, SA wrote:
> On 8/20/2011 8:34 PM, // ravi wrote:
>
>>> It's not harmless if it's confused with politics.
>>>
>> Can you explain the harm?
>
> 1. It takes a lot of time, money, and effort from well-intentioned people that could be put to better use.
> 2. It leads people to bring the weird, cultish outlook expressed in the text I quoted to whatever actual progressive politics they do engage in, reducing the appeal of that politics.
> 3. By framing every harm as a racist harm, it gives those who don't see themselves as victims of racism the impression that they have no interest at stake in the issue.
And then there's this:
http://www.insightcced.org/communities/Closing-RWG.html
The problem with the lopsided distribution of wealth in the U.S. is that it's color-coded, not that it's lopsided. So we need to encourage black wealth accumulation.
Doug