The populist left is the only alternative to the populist right. But the populist left must prove it is less bigoted than the populist right
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"But, but, but, black folks LOVED FDR!" True, and we love Bill Clinton too. But FDR created the FHA, which until the Federal Housing Act...
Essentially created de facto segregation in the US, which has long since outlived de jure segregation.
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Expansive government programs that are not created with disadvantaged groups in mind can be just as damaging as outright attacks.
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I'm not saying I think Bernie, the current avatar of the "populist left" is any more bigoted than any other US pol.
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