One thing that I did like was that she was talking about reparations to poor
families of color. She didn't frame it in those terms, didn't even know she was
doing it. But she talked about building up communities that had been
purposefully put in harm's way.
Miriam
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2019 7:01 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Elizabeth Warren
Miriam,
You said it all. There is not a single candidate running as a Democrat, that I
could hope to see improve the life of Lower and Working Class folks. No
questions were asked of Warren about her foreign policies, or her plan to
disengage the US from having our nose in places it does not belong. It seems
that while the conservatives are in the white house, entire departments and
federal programs are wiped out, and moderates are replaced by ultra
conservatives. When the moderates get in office they spend their time...and
our money, shining up to Wall Street, and turn their back on the very people
who put them in office. I know that's an over simplification, but what I'm
saying is that I see no candidate who will have the power or the desire to make
the changes that will be needed to bring stability back.
Carl Jarvis
On 11/11/19, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Carl,
This morning on Democracy Now, I heard what you were probably
referring to when you said that you were listening to Elizabeth
Warren, her interview at the Climate Justice Forum on Friday. I have
to say that I was less positively impressed than I'd expected. I can
see how she appeals to a specific section of the electorate, educated,
you should excuse the expression, middle class people who see
themselves as Liberals. Did you ever hear Phil Ochs' song, "Love me,
I'm A Liberal"? But what is this nonsense about billionaires having
earned their money by being inventive and working hard? She knows
that's a lie. It's the myth rammed down the throats of Americans. The
guy whom I paid to drive me to do my home visits at night throughout
the NY metro area was a white, Republican Methodist gun owner who
worked as an engineer for a big military contractor on Long Island. At
some point, Microsoft or Bill Gates was being taken to court for
monopolistic practices and this guy thought that was shameful because
Gates had worked hard for his money and had earned his monopoly. But
if he's still alive, I'm sure he voted for Trump and would never vote
for Warren. Anyway, she talked about all these piece meal technical
fixes and about how the problems differ from community to community.
She didn't say that these practices need to stop. She didn't say that
a society that puts dirty plants near poor people's homes has to
rethink its values. Don't get me wrong. She said some good things, but
it isn't enough.
Miriam
