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Originally Posted by Ceci
Class, yes, is a part of it. But, I also think that race was pretty much a part of this disaster.
What people tend to forget is how quickly these services on the federal level came to help the people afflicted by the fires. Now, correct me if I am wrong. Isn't San Diego (La Jolla) a bastion of republicans (conservatives)? If I am correct, politicians like Duke Cunningham came from that neck of the woods.
Now, what if both Gov. Schwartzenegger and President Bush took very restful vacations while those mansions burned? How would those rich white folks would have reacted? Then, it would be bedlam, would it not?
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I assume your in a better position to judge than me. I dont know the racial demographics or the extent of tensions that exist.
I just believe that racism is stoked up by the ruling elite as a way to divide the working and poor people of all races. It's their way of getting poor white people to turn against poor black people and vice versa. This means they forget they have have a common enemy - those who make them wage slaves. My guess was that if the areas of the fires is as wealthy as i believe then these people are the common enemy (i still dont want their homes burnt down though) along with the government. What they do in the media is play up the racial differences in each disaster rather than the class nature. This makes minorities think the government is just out to help white people rather than show that it is the wealthy they are out to represent.
Again my point is simply theoritical and not based on experience. And i would be liar if i said i didn't think race had some part to play in how things have unfolded. I just thought this thread was a chance to promote my commy agenda
