Letters to the Editor
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@ Loper2008
"I support Obama and I find it interesting that everyone has ignored the economic populism in his speech. He correctly pointed out that racial, class, gender divisions only serve the corporations who want to distract us while they continue to threaten our livelihoods, exploit our labor, and destroy the planet. This is the real issue. Patriotism is just one big distraction."
I know!
You nailed it, I've thought about this too. In fact, this was the part of the speech I thought the most miraculous: he managed to segue so seamlessly to this airtight diagnosis, one that is truly radical in so many ways.
He recognized white resentments, black resentments, and then showed a way beyond what he called the "stalemate" by attempting to rally us all behind what is perhaps the most leftist or populist articulation of his vision.
Deaf ears, I suppose.
Thank you for reminding us of this, it can't be stressed enough.
Someone here should write a piece on that aspect of the speech alone, actually, along with an appropriate investigation into how his platform might advance this agenda, whether his record suggests he might carry it out, etc.
Great stuff.