You’re exactly right - the problem is that the people who always talk about the good old days are the ones who are yearning for a more white and more male world. And they don’t really care that those days weren’t good because of the whiteness and maleness; they were good because unions were strong and taxes on the rich were high, etc. which bolstered and strengthened the middle class.
You’re exactly right - the problem is that the people who always talk about the good old days are the ones who are yearning for a more white and more male world. And they don’t really care that those days weren’t good because of the whiteness and maleness; they were good because unions were strong and taxes on the rich were high, etc. which bolstered and strengthened the middle class.
You’ve nailed the part where people (including people in this thread) are talking past each other. I’ll repeat it for those in the back:
We can have both.