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ALL THREE, sometimes by hate, sometimes by indifference, sometimes by inattention, sometimes by foolishness, often by all four...

Contributed GREATLY to the disparity between black folks and white folks today.

"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.

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.

But that's the problem. We need someone unusually, EXCEPTIONALLY conscious of the marginalized, and not just economically.

Otherwise, we could end up repeating FDR. Or a neolib could try to do police reform but end up pulling a Clinton.