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In reply to the discussion: They Dared Me to Post This... [View all]qwlauren35
(6,145 posts)We are saying that they are distinct, and fixing one does not fix the other.
Fixing racial injustice does not fix economic injustice. I bet you would agree with that.
We are saying that fixing economic injustice in general does not fix racial injustice in particular.
And you are fighting this. Really hard. I don't know why.
I'll give you an example. Covenants. Put in place to keep black people, even wealthy black people, out of white neighborhoods. That was not economic injustice, even though it has created an economic problem. As a result of covenants, black people don't typically have the benefit of houses that increased in value, don't have wealth to pass on to their children. Don't have secure retirements. But will economic justice fix this? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Because the point of economic justice is not to go back and give money to those who were cheated out of it. No reparations.
It's exhausting to fight this. So I won't anymore.