Which candidates will speak loudly and repeatedly about long-term, still-growing, massive, widespread, injustices in America?
There are those who believe inequality is normal and ordained. God is at the top, followed by white male Christianists, then everyone else based on religion, skin color, sex, and sexual orientation. Those who believe this, and have gained control of our government, perpetrate massive injustices since they also believe in extreme punishment as a teaching tool.
Democratic candidates must speak out loudly and repeatedly against the decades-long economic, social, racial, and environmental INJUSTICES that have been perpetrated by these extremist right-wing authoritarian leaders.
Social Injustices – Maximizing individual freedom requires protection from abuse by those in power requires much more than self-restraint:
- Since women are paid less, kept from advancing, and harassed by these leaders, they want to know candidates understand their abuse and are going to do something about it.
- Since LBGTQ individuals have suffered humiliation and death for their genetic-driven lifestyle, they want to know candidates understand their abuse and are going to do something about it.
- Since healthcare for women is carelessly decided and access is limited by men, they want to know candidates understand their abuse and are going to do something about it.
- Since high school student have had enough with mass school shootings, they want to know candidates understand their abuse and are going to do something about it.
- Since our war veterans have suffered both mental and physical trauma in service to America and are not getting the care they earned, they want to know candidates understand their abuse and are going to do something about it.
Economic Injustices – Economic empowerment maximizes individual freedom through investment in public education and infrastructure, union protection, and democracy in the workplace:
- Since all workers have suffered from long-term wage theft, loss of benefits, and excessive income inequality, they want to know candidates understand their abuse and are going to do something about it.
- Since students seeking higher education are burdened with insurmountable debt and they can’t afford marriage or a home, they want to know candidates understand their abuse and are going to do something about it.
- Since the middle class is shrinking and the poor class is growing, they want to know candidates understand their abuse and are going to do something about it.
- Since the unemployable class is growing as the use of automation increases, they want to know candidates understand their abuse and are going to do something about it.
- Since tens of millions of Americans can’t afford health care or have gone bankrupt paying for medical issues beyond their control, they want to know candidates understand their abuse and are going to do something about it.
Racial Injustices – Past and present racial transgressions require long-term remediation like replacing the national war on drugs with national health care and limiting hate speech:
- Since people of color live with racial injustice all of their lives, they want to know candidates understand their abuse and are going to do something about it.
- Since people of color are more likely to be abused or killed by authority figures, they want to know candidates understand their abuse and are going to do something about it.
- Since people of color have had enough with neighborhood gun violence, they want to know candidates understand their abuse and are going to do something about it.
- Since people of color have had their vote suppressed for decades, they want to know candidates understand their abuse and are going to do something about it.
- Since people of color have are still affected by redlining while trying to buy a home, they want to know candidates understand their abuse and are going to do something about it.
Environmental Injustices – Limit corporate freedom of externalizing costs which put profit over people:
- Since people of color and the poor, are more likely to live near polluting, dirty-energy refineries, they want to know candidates understand their abuse and are going to do something about it.
- Since Native Americans have suffered injustices of all kinds, including the destruction, contamination, and theft of their lands, they want to know candidates understand their abuse and are going to do something about it.
- Since many citizens are poisoned by chemicals in our putblic water supplies and air, they want to know candidates understand their abuse and are going to do something about it.
- Since many citizens are poisoned by chemicals fracked or dumped into their private well water, they want to know candidates understand their abuse and are going to do something about it.
Policies developed to resolve these injustices for all the people, requires both:
– Government representatives with the moral commitment to equally protect and empower all the people such that 1) People’s individual freedoms are maximized, and 2) Economic, social, racial, and environmental injustices are minimized, and
– An active participation (voting and political participation) of a majority of the people to maintain such a people driven government.
For all candidates, what will you say and do about these, and many other, long-term, still- growing, massive, widespread, injustices in America?