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Two Americas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 12:44 AM
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143. millions were in the street
Edited on Tue Jan-20-09 12:44 AM by Two Americas
Millions of poor working class people were marching, yet the liberal activists were almost completely oblivious to it. Los Angeles saw its largest political march ever in its history. People were organizing, rallying. But whites did not support it. While millions marched, upscale white liberals were lamenting "what oh what would it ever take to wake the stupid sheeple up and get them into the streets?" We are dispersed, with a gazillion "causes" that a person can "be into" as though they were weekend hobby activities. For those not "into" immigration reform, the massive marches for justice and civil liberties and fair treatment of workers meant nothing. Now, for those not "into" poverty, this effort on poverty holds no particular interest. So many "causes," so little time, such busy lives.

We see the same thing happening right now with the failure by the larger liberal and progressive community to stand with folks in the GLBTQ community.

United we stand, divided we fall.
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