The Unbearable Whiteness of the American Left

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219. They sat out 2010 because they didn't get their ponies?

(Someone had to say it. Because you know if we were talking about whites sitting out 2010, +/- 30 DUers would be hammering away relentlessly. Hell, they'll still do it, even though they don't have the numbers on their side.)

OK.

This has turned into a "white liberal" v. "black liberal" exercise, and I reject the division.

Lack of jobs, astronomical college tuitions, and prohibitively expensive childcare are issues that affect poor whites as well as poor minorities. Who consistently votes, and who doesn't? It also affects those barely hanging on to the middle class. Who votes, and who doesn't?

Legalization ties into sentencing disparity. (I imagine at this point someone will chime in about how all those white libertarian stoners don't care about blacks going to jail.) The Democratic Party should be ALL OVER weed: economic growth, tax revenue, reduced crime, sentencing disparity.

Why should anyone be condemned for taking an interest in the NSA and civil liberties? Many DUers are miffed ONLY because it happened on Obama's watch. So let's put that topic aside, it's not something that can be discussed rationally on DU, what with childish name-calling (Fast Eddie, GG, Putinistas, etc.).

Why isn't the environment considered important, especially when something like toxic fracking fluid may be dumped in areas with high AA populations? Are "black liberals" not discussing this issue? Food deserts are another issue that affect many minorities, and I see people of all colors taking up the cause.

You suggest that only white liberals are being heard. Heard by whom? How much influence do you really think liberals, regardless of skin color, wield in this country? I no longer have cable, but Rev. Al and MHP have popular shows, no? (There are more hosts "of color," but in general, cable personalities don't interest me.) I'm fortunate to live near a large city with access to WPFW and "urban radio." And anyone with an internet connection can seek out information just as I can.

And why is the burden on liberals, white or black? Where the hell is the big tent DEMOCRATIC PARTY on these issues?