🎭 Not a race race: why it doesn’t matter whether Kamala Harris 'became Black'
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Despite being the first Black woman to run for US President on a major party ticket, Kamala Harris’ identity plays no prominent role in public perception. Hans Asenbaum argues that Trump’s attempts to define Harris are failing because of her intersectionality and fluidity.
  • Buffalox@lemmy.world
    9·
    8 months ago

    The way to end fracking for good, is to provide enough sustainable energy, Kamala Harris has explicitly stated that she will work towards that.
    I agree more effort on environment would be beter, but this is probably the best we can realistically get right now.
    And between the 2 options, there is zero doubt that Kamala Harris is working towards the right goals, and Trump is not.

    • Verdant Banana@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      8 months ago

      my response had nothing to do with “But not Trump.” or what Harris’s donors have her working towards

      Harris did not grow up in a poor, mostly black neighborhood with people that are underpaid, sick from pollution such as local oil/fracking and no healthcare, free from police oppression, an underfunded education system, and instead her politics are akin to someone with an HOA background

      should matter that we the citizens have proper representation in our government and is part of the reason our laws/policies do not mirror the citizens

      • Buffalox@lemmy.world
        7·
        8 months ago

        Her plan to help families with a fixed amount to buy a house for example, is more help to people with less money than rich people.
        From your previous comments it seems like even AOC wouldn’t be left wing enough for you? Because even AOC is fundamentally in favor of a regulated free market capitalism as the economic basis for society, much like social democrats in Scandinavia.

          • Buffalox@lemmy.world
            2·
            8 months ago

            That’s a bullshit argument, when Harris clearly supports raising the minimum wage.
            I agree it’s long overdue, like decades overdue. But Harris has clearly stated she wants it increased.

            Harris at Aug. 10 Nevada campaign event:

            When I am president, we will continue our fight for working families of America, including to raise the minimum wage and eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers,

            I’m not personally a fan of the tip thing, that’s a stupid idea IMO, but the minimum wage, absolutely needs to be way higher.

            At her campaign 2020 Harris supported increasing minimum wage to $15,-.

            • Verdant Banana@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              8 months ago

              you mean that $15 an hour Obama wanted 16 years ago that they keep dangling over our heads until we vote for them?

              At the same time, we’re pushing to guarantee workers the pay, benefits, and protections they deserve as well. We passed the Butch Lewis Act, keeping over 2 million people’s hard-earned pensions solvent. We also raised the minimum wage for federal contractors to $17.20 an hour, and will keep pushing Congress to increase it to at least $15 for all Americans. We’re making millions more hourly workers eligible for overtime pay; and we’ve cracked down on wage theft and exploitation, recovering over $750 million for low-wage workers wrongly denied pay. We’re making it harder for employers to misclassify workers as independent contractors to avoid paying them full pay and benefits. We’re banning most non-compete agreements, freeing workers to move between jobs and negotiate. And we’ve restricted mandatory arbitration, so fewer employers can silence wronged employees in a workplace dispute

              https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf

              port workers are striking stating $80,000 a year is not enough, and you think $15 will not only cut it today but also buy a house with Harris’s plans

              • Buffalox@lemmy.world
                3·
                8 months ago

                I have no idea what your point is here, Democrats have supported this for a long time, but have been blocked by republicans in Congress.
                You complain about $7.25, now you complain doubling it isn’t enough. And you throw around speculations as if they are points for your position.

                $15 may not be a lot, but it’s obviously A LOT better than $7.25.