We often hear of how there is much racism on the right. There there may be truth to it (and bearing in mind that even then not all on the right are racist), we seem to be seeing a creeping of it into the left too.
And again, just as I'm not saying all on the right are racist, I'm not saying all on the left are racist either. But merely that the left is no more immune to racism as the right.
For instance, recently in some economic threads, especially when discussing free trade, I've come across certain comments such as 'the Chinese taking all our jobs' or all 'our jobs moving to China', etc., and this being presented as arguments for protectionism, a classic case of 'us' vs. 'them'.
While I'm not saying all on the left are racist, it's clear that the left is no more immune to this us vs. them mentality as the right. It just manifests itself differently.
And again, just as I'm not saying all on the right are racist, I'm not saying all on the left are racist either. But merely that the left is no more immune to racism as the right.
For instance, recently in some economic threads, especially when discussing free trade, I've come across certain comments such as 'the Chinese taking all our jobs' or all 'our jobs moving to China', etc., and this being presented as arguments for protectionism, a classic case of 'us' vs. 'them'.
While I'm not saying all on the left are racist, it's clear that the left is no more immune to this us vs. them mentality as the right. It just manifests itself differently.