because it has not category in the political world.
Jackson, J. “The two nations of black America,” interview. Frontline. http://www2pbs.org 1998: 1-8.
The interview with Jesse Jackson demonstrates he may have learned many of the lessons about reality politics that Reed claims he lacked in his Presidential bids. For one thing, he argues for the positive gains made by the same coalition fighting for Civil Rights in the 1960s. Without this support, he contends that Affirmative Action was saved, Aristide was sent back to Haiti, Mandela was freed, and new Middle East policy constructed. He also broadens the discourse of his issues to encompass more than a vertical analysis of black versus white. He argues that the real issue and challenge facing those with less opportunity than others is the vertical analysis between the haves and have-nots. He realizes, that whether it is poor whites, poor blacks, poor Latinos or poor in general, the real problem is an uneven playing floor or field between the poor and rich. He cites the deplorable condition of many urban schools compared to well-equipped, high-paying, rich schools, and argues the economic difference is what results in the lower ability and higher criminality in youth from poor schools. He contends that the biggest challenge is eliminating the “dream” cap that limits what poor youth can and cannot achieve. He argues democracy assumes and equal playing floor, but it is lack of equal opportunity (mostly economic) that causes downward result patterns, not genetics of nature. He also argues that any form of government can contain aspects of racism, inhumanity, and fascism, so it is individual responsibility and ethics that will bring about needed changes. This is because private ethical values determine where you invest funds, regardless of the government form operating in society. He argues how Rosa Parks was morally right, but that had she been a drug addict or...