American response to New Orleans was viewed through an exceedingly narrow lens. White America was shocked. Black responses were embedded within an understa...American response to New Orleans was viewed through an exceedingly narrow lens. White America was shocked. Black responses were embedded within an understanding of what social theorists call structural racism.
to class sociopolitical fraud exclusion race racial racism economic prejudice sociocultural greed classism socioeconomics by avivagabriel on Jun 28, 2007, 4:09 AMEvacuation for upper/middle-income residents was straightforward: get a hotel room, visit out-of-town friends/family, pack the car, grab cash...Low-income ...Evacuation for upper/middle-income residents was straightforward: get a hotel room, visit out-of-town friends/family, pack the car, grab cash...Low-income residents had fewer options: no cash, no vehicles, no out-of-town social networks...
to classes evacuations upper genocide poor poverty stratification classism wealth racism working middle social katrina by avivagabriel on Jun 28, 2007, 4:05 AMA month ago, the military banned MySpace but not Facebook. This was a very interesting move because the division in the military reflects the division in h...A month ago, the military banned MySpace but not Facebook. This was a very interesting move because the division in the military reflects the division in high schools. Soldiers are on MySpace; officers are on Facebook.
to classism bias classes middle prejudice sociocultural class-divisions emo poverty teens sociology wealth working racism upper sociopolitical sociological class socioeconomic by avivagabriel and 3 other people on Jun 28, 2007, 3:16 AMThere is a rich literature on denial of atrocities including most notably the Nazi Holocaust of European Jewry. (Cohen, Stan, States of Denial: Knowing abo...There is a rich literature on denial of atrocities including most notably the Nazi Holocaust of European Jewry. (Cohen, Stan, States of Denial: Knowing about Atrocities and Suffering, London, Polity, 2001).
to atrocities fraud hegemonies classism disasters betrayal hegemony racism holocausts calamities pork denial terrorism genocides theft rulers ruling-class genocide by avivagabriel on Jun 27, 2007, 6:01 PMWe...live inside a matrix...[its] hegemonic power...only strengthened since [911]. Lies...repeated until... accepted as truth...by a bloated, myopic...bure...We...live inside a matrix...[its] hegemonic power...only strengthened since [911]. Lies...repeated until... accepted as truth...by a bloated, myopic...bureaucracy...stench of pork is everywhere...
to sociopolitical greed hegemony evil economics military matrix socioeconomic rulers politics fraud nation debacles oppression pork military-industrial-complex sociocultural sociology classism prejudice bureaucracies lies terrorism theft hegemonies racism by avivagabriel and 1 other person on Jun 27, 2007, 5:58 PMPeople say they are surprised to see the U.S. looking so "Third World." [Their] surprise is often deep and very genuine. This is...troubling. The research ...People say they are surprised to see the U.S. looking so "Third World." [Their] surprise is often deep and very genuine. This is...troubling. The research exists...Is there little or no audience?
to divides sociological class socioeconomic poverty prejudice classism color greed wealth complicity white black ignorance race racism sociopolitical sociocultural sociology by avivagabriel on Jun 27, 2007, 5:50 PMlive in a town where it is easier to find chitterlings, ponhaus and souse in the grocery store than a leek … and where Smokey and the Bandit still plays to...live in a town where it is easier to find chitterlings, ponhaus and souse in the grocery store than a leek … and where Smokey and the Bandit still plays to packed movie houses year after year. Is it possible for a higher class of person to live in Ameri
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