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Has anyone mentioned that "white" just means "dominant American culture" and that it's simply an expandable placeholder category for anyone in the ruling class that oscillates as a result of economic factors? I say Indians will become white next thanks to their generally conservative politics. Who's your guess?
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Berke Negri posted:When do you think the "ruling class" of America is going to oscillate? Do you think the immanent loss of a white majority is going to change anything?
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Jul 31, 2016 05:14
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Brainiac Five posted:Why would it lead to the expansion of whiteness, which is historically unprecedented, rather than the expansion of voter suppression and disenfranchisement, which does have historical backing? I asked that as a real question and not a rhetorical challenge. I don't have any idea what the answer is.
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Jul 31, 2016 05:27
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Berke Negri posted:Is that a rhetorical question or are you simply asking me? No, I'm simply asking. I don't think I have a very good handle on some of the concepts involved. Also I wasn't saying that perceived success makes all/most members of a group white, but that whiteness can be a permeable boundary if one is enculturated in the right way and has the cash.
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Jul 31, 2016 05:43
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Jerry Cotton posted:Having a landlord who literally steals 90% of what you work for makes working hard all the more important now doesn't it. But why was leisure under feudal lords so different from unstructured time under capitalism?
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Jul 31, 2016 07:29
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