tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330039258193454269.post4124844564061855201..comments2023-06-15T08:31:35.030-07:00Comments on Double Consciousness: The White Working Class and Its Latino ScapegoatsJack Stephenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05349703689965815558noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330039258193454269.post-77610876109433587852007-01-20T22:14:00.000-08:002007-01-20T22:14:00.000-08:00Thank you very much for your kind words and concer...Thank you very much for your kind words and concern. By the way, for anyone reading these comments you must check out Yolanda Carrington's blog <a href="http://www.genderracepower.com">The Primary Contradiction</a>, it has some great stuff. Anyways.<br /><br />You hit the political family dynamic right on its head. Most of the time I don't talk about my radical views with my family, but once in a while I do. Such as a few days back.<br /><br />As for reconciling with my bro, I've got no huge ill will towards him. I'm more pissed off and the brainwashing that has happened to him over his years, especially from co-workers. That's what probably pisses me off the most since I can see in him what most white males think. I'm sure we'll reconcile (it will probably be a more unspoken reconciliation though, like, "Shit happened, let's not talk about it until some more shit happens again.")<br /><br />Thanks again for you comment and concern. Look forward to reading more of your posts and comments in the future. Keep up the good fight.Jack Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05349703689965815558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330039258193454269.post-45284975220498947362007-01-20T17:14:00.000-08:002007-01-20T17:14:00.000-08:00Jesus, Jack. Thanks for sharing that story. I imag...Jesus, Jack. Thanks for sharing that story. I imagine that it wasn't easy to relate---well, for me it would not be easy. <br /><br />Talking with one's family about systemic domination is perhaps the toughest political battle of all. There's already a built-in history of interaction there, where your loved ones think they know all about you and your motives, on top the fact that most of them are set in their ways. It's hard for them to see your political conscience and its development, usually because most of our immediate families rarely understand us on a deeply intimate political or intellectual level. It's why most of us don't even bother talking politics with our families.<br /><br />I applaud you for taking that risk with your brother and father. If they've got to hear that perspective anywhere, it's best that they hear it from you. I'm sorry that the outcome was so painful. I hope you and your brother reconcile soon.La Otrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389700067149488878noreply@blogger.com