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Despite all the glowing praise Democrats have for diversity, their financially privileged members seem to refuse it in their own lives. Some examples include:
But it's not just the mega rich D's who're sheltering away their families from diversity. Writing for the LA Times, Professor Margaret Hagerman conducted research with wealthy progressive parents, and asked this question-
As progressive parents, is their primary responsibility to advance societal values — fairness, equal opportunity and social justice — or to give their children all the advantages in life that their resources can provide?
More often than not, values lost out.
One progressive parent lamented, “I care about social justice, but — I don’t want my kid to be a guinea pig.”
White progressive parents and the conundrum of privilege - Los Angeles Times
Why do wealthy democrats hate diversity in their own lives, and choose to live in white enclaves?
But it's not just the mega rich D's who're sheltering away their families from diversity. Writing for the LA Times, Professor Margaret Hagerman conducted research with wealthy progressive parents, and asked this question-
As progressive parents, is their primary responsibility to advance societal values — fairness, equal opportunity and social justice — or to give their children all the advantages in life that their resources can provide?
More often than not, values lost out.
One progressive parent lamented, “I care about social justice, but — I don’t want my kid to be a guinea pig.”
White progressive parents and the conundrum of privilege - Los Angeles Times
Why do wealthy democrats hate diversity in their own lives, and choose to live in white enclaves?