- 29 Mar 2018 17:48
#14900981
There is a crack in everything,
That's how the light gets in...
I think the distinction between social progress and economic progress is somewhat arbitrary and artificial.
For example, indigenous issues often involve social progress issues such as racism and economic issues such as land ownership and modern colonialism. In order to achieve any real change, both need to be addressed and challenged. Or anti-blackness, which also has very real economic implications.
I think this division between social and economic progress has its roots in gender movements, since there are very little economic issues related to LGBT people and feminism. And I think we do ourselves a disservice by assuming that all social progress movements have this same distance from economic progress.
For example, indigenous issues often involve social progress issues such as racism and economic issues such as land ownership and modern colonialism. In order to achieve any real change, both need to be addressed and challenged. Or anti-blackness, which also has very real economic implications.
I think this division between social and economic progress has its roots in gender movements, since there are very little economic issues related to LGBT people and feminism. And I think we do ourselves a disservice by assuming that all social progress movements have this same distance from economic progress.
There is a crack in everything,
That's how the light gets in...