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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Expansive government programs that are not created with disadvantaged groups in mind can be just as damaging as outright attacks.
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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But that's the problem. We need someone unusually, EXCEPTIONALLY conscious of the marginalized, and not just economically.
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Otherwise, we could end up repeating FDR. Or a neolib could try to do police reform but end up pulling a Clinton.
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