Well, if what you’re saying is that the new forms of corporate and institutional power are oppressing all poor and working people, yes, I’d agree with that. But that’s no longer a race issue. This is why I’m saying that the old system of institutional racism is rapidly dying out. The reality is that race-based programs like affirmative action and diversity initiatives and the like are, just as you said, good for business, but the reason they are good for business is that these systems keep white people and black people constantly angry at each other and, thus, powerless to unite and create meaningful change of the sort that might cut into corporate bottom lines. So long as the black poor and working class stays within the Democratic fold while the white poor and working class stays within the Republican fold, these parties are going to maintain the status quo, a standstill that benefits the powers-that-be at the expense of all poor and working-class people. It is only by abolishing institutional systems of race-based discrimination and racial preferences that we can get all these people to unite around their common interests and fight to liberate themselves from the corporate cronyist policies that benefit the few at the expense of the many.
