With gay marriage decided, what will be the next big left-led social change?

[YankeeFan]

Baron already schooled you on this point: The laws protect the local wage base so people who live in the communities can work in the communities.

Yeah, the white people. At the expense of the black people, who were moving north in great numbers.

And, meanwhile, let's go back and look at Philadelphia. White flight has sent all of those white union workers to the "lilly white" suburbs -- MC's words -- but they still have all the good paying union jobs in the city.

So, the whites moved out because they didn't want to live next to Negros, but they wanted to keep the city jobs too. Nicely done.

 

[cranberry]

Testimony during hearings over the act: "Colored labor is being sought to demoralize wage rates."

Friend or foe of the labor movement?

Yes, it was 1931. We lived in a segregated society as you might know from being an esteemed college professor and all.

 

[doctorquant]

... as you might know from being an esteemed college professor and all.

This name-calling should cease ...

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Yes, it was 1931. We lived in a segregated society as you might know from being an esteemed college professor and all.

How integrated is the community you chose to live in?

 

[YankeeFan]

Yes, it was 1931. We lived in a segregated society as you might know from being an esteemed college professor and all.

Yeah, and the racist labor unions have enshrined this segregation in their little corner of the world since 1931.

 

[YankeeFan]

This name-calling should cease ...

Don't worry. I'm on it.

Consider him reported!

 

[Ace]

So what are the YF Cliff's notes?

Democrats racist
Unions bad and racist

Missing anything?

 

[YankeeFan]

So what are the YF Cliff's notes?

Democrats racist
Unions bad and racist

Missing anything?

Republicans good!

No, but seriously...

In the 1930's lots of white folks -- Republicans and Democrats -- were racist. Today, far fewer people are racist, but they still exist in both the Republican and Democratic parties.

But, while we've worked to reduce racism, and racist institutions, in all manners of society, this vestige of racism remains. It's been enshrined.

That should change.

Not sure why it's controversial to say so. It's like Dems are too embarrassed to admit that a sector they support is racist, so they deny it, rather than dealing with it.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Why would anyone want to learn a trade when they can just wait for the government to get them a CEO gig?

 

[outofplace]

The cumulative final is a bench, what with OOP doing the statistics part and all.

fork that. You deal with that bit and I'll handle the essay questions.

 

[MisterCreosote]

nd, meanwhile, let's go back and look at Philadelphia. White flight has sent all of those white union workers to the "lilly white" suburbs -- MC's words -- but they still have all the good paying union jobs in the city.

So, the whites moved out because they didn't want to live next to Negros, but they wanted to keep the city jobs too. Nicely done.

I will be the first one in line to call Philadelphia and its suburbs a racist area. It is. Very much so.

And, as overwhelmingly Democratic as the city is, that's how Republican the three main surrounding counties are. Don't let the fact that Obama won those districts in a national election fool you.

In other words, there's plenty of blame to go around there.

 

[Ace]

Why would anyone want to learn a trade when they can just wait for the government to get them a CEO gig?

That's crazy talk. Your frat brothers get you the CEO gig.