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I didn't call it a distraction to suggest it is not a very real and serious thing that causes a lot of harm to people. Racism should be fought mercilessly by everyone on the left.
I called it a distraction because the right uses it to create a constant barrage of culture war bullshit that keeps the left on the defensive and suffocates any discussion about issues like inequality or the climate, issues that can only be resolved by political action that would seriously anger the bourgeois and white middle-income voters.
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They’re saying that people in charge are wasting time doing racism instead of fighting climate change.
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I didn't call it a distraction to suggest it is not a very real and serious thing that causes a lot of harm to people. Racism should be fought mercilessly by everyone on the left.
I called it a distraction because the right uses it to create a constant barrage of culture war bullshit that keeps the left on the defensive and suffocates any discussion about issues like inequality or the climate, issues that can only be resolved by political action that would seriously anger the bourgeois and white middle-income voters.