In America, we are living in a country where the deep economic problems have not been solved and arguably, in many cases, haven't been addressed. David Sirota More Quotes by David Sirota More Quotes From David Sirota Let's hope the Boston Marathon bomber is a white American. David Sirota bombers boston white At what point do [progressives] take off our partisan blinders and start wondering whether a very powerful faction of Democrats actually continues to SUPPORT President Bush and the War in Iraq? David Sirota iraq powerful war However, white male privilege means white men are not collectively denigrated/targeted for those shootings - even though most come at the hands of white dudes. David Sirota white-man men mean Most often the electorate votes for change. David Sirota electorate vote Hillary Clinton did not represent, on a lot of policy matters, what the American public perceived to be as a change. David Sirota policy clinton matter Typically in politics it is easier for the left to mobilize against a Republican president than it is to mobilize against a Democratic president, even in the cases when the Republican president or Democratic president are pushing the same exact thing. David Sirota republican pushing president The reality of politics is, if Trump is the president tonight, every progressive group in America will be able to mobilize in a way tomorrow that they may not necessarily have been able to mobilize yesterday. David Sirota yesterday reality america If recent history is any guide, if the bomber ends up being a white anti-government extremist, white privilege will likely mean the attack is portrayed as just an isolated incident -- one that has no bearing on any larger policy debates, put another way, white privilege will work to not only insulate whites from collective blame, but also to insulate the political debate from any fallout from the attack. David Sirota politics
