DBTrek wrote:DrYouth wrote:
What's happening to whites right now is that whites in a position of power are discriminating against whites.
Which, I have to admit... is sort of messed up.
Electing Trump was a reaction to that scenario.
Messed up ... or calculated to ensure they remain in power. I mean, if you can get every vote except white males you’re going to win every election, right?
It is wise “not to attribute to malice that which is sufficiently explained by stupidity”, but in this case It seems the political positions are borne by cynicism and self interest, not stupidity.
True...
And here we have the parallels with the Gracchi Brothers in Rome.
They put forth the interests of the Plebs.
Their power depended on the power of this subgroup to keep them in power.
As time went on the interests of the Plebs became something the power elite would wrestle over.
So... women and minorities have become "the plebs".
Their interests are being played as a source of power... at the expense of white male's interests.
Of course white males are very numerous among disenfranchised americans .... making up a substantial number of the actual "plebs".
This is a dynamic that is tearing the social fabric apart with some vigor.