[Peace-discuss] Thought for the day

[Carl G. Estabrook]

Interesting image. Helpful to distinguish class as an objective situation (recognized or not) from an attitude of superiority/inferiority.


> On Aug 19, 2017, at 9:23 AM, Karen Aram via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
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> Yes, and that is why it’s important that people be educated to recognize “classism” and its “material base.” Fighting racism, which is an attitude, is like fixing the doors and windows, when the house is crumbling due to a poorly built foundation. One must “fix” the foundation, or the doors and windows will continue to crack and fall apart. 
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>> On Aug 19, 2017, at 05:50, kmedina67 <kmedina67 at gmail.com <mailto:kmedina67 at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>> Not everyone notices that classism exists. And the effects are unequally distributed. So those most affected by classism are the most desperate to end it. 
>> 
>> -Karen Medina
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>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Karen Aram <karenaram at hotmail.com <mailto:karenaram at hotmail.com>>
>> Date: 8/19/17 07:04 (GMT-06:00)
>> To: Karen Medina <kmedina67 at gmail.com <mailto:kmedina67 at gmail.com>>
>> Cc: Peace-discuss List <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net <mailto:peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>>
>> Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Thought for the day
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>> “Racism” is like “poverty” and “inequality” a component of “classism,” which is a result of capitalism. Fighting amongst ourselves is not a solution. War is about profit and control of other peoples resources.
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>> A solution is to target the “perpetrators” of the crime. 
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>>> On Aug 18, 2017, at 13:49, Karen Medina <kmedina67 at gmail.com <mailto:kmedina67 at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>>> Karen Aram wrote: 'I guess they've won. The USG and their supporters of imperialist wars. They have Americans fighting in the streets, or on social media, over "racism" '
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>>> To me, war with other peoples is directly related to racism and classism. 
>>> -karen medina
>> 
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