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In reply to the discussion: Heartbreaking our first black First Lady encountered such hostility - uplifting how she overcame it [View all]JustAnotherGen
(31,683 posts)And have ten posts. So you read a lot.
You obviously have missed the white privilege threads where Libertarian invaders - as I like to call them - IndieTeaPublicans - point out time and again how bad white men have it. Example AverageJoe90 who has now been booted.
I relate to Michelle Obama. I remember when the Code Pink crazy lady interrupted her at an event that had nothing to do with any of her issues - and DUers applauding her for her total lack of respect. I'd say Code Pink is pretty far far left - wouldn't you?
I've also had to tip toe around the fact that not all champions of the groups you mentioned haven't always been on the Left - as a matter of fact as late as 1994 one in particular was strongly aligned with the Republican Party. That's the year they coasted into the House and Senate on Welfare Queen memes. . . I'm not the only black woman in my 40's at DU who doesn't know precisely who they were talking about.
So yep - I took this thread to do that. But there are prejudiced, sexist, homophobic and ant Semitic people that walk among us. They are fellow travelers in regards to economic justice - but if they could throw me or Michelle under the bus - they would. And if you can't see that - that the 60's are dead - we can't have a discussion.