Big_Jilm
1yr ago
From Freddie's linked article:
"Yes, Marx and Engels took their stab at the family, including in The Manifesto, but everything about post-revolutionary life under communism is a little underdrawn, and if we’re going to go to the mattresses for anything the Papas Smurf argued for, I would prefer it not be the family. Because I like the family! And so does almost everybody else, of any gender, race, ideology, or circumstance."
I'll admit that he never said "families are good," but I think you're misrepresenting him.
Big_Jilm
1yr ago
Don't be shy, what are the structural forces? Don't mind the downvotes.
I had 0-1 black kid in my elementary school classes. Due to history, I saw more Natives. As I grew up, I saw more people of different races. Today, my city is more diverse than ever. I don't think we got less racist. I think that it's as simple as this: historically the place was settled by whites, and eventually the town became economically attractive to outsiders of any race.
It's not the old people making demands, at least in my experience. Whether it was my older family members or my older customers at work, they gave less of a shit than young people.
Exceptions exist, all the usual caveats, but that's what I saw.
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