Many white people are simply not impacted as much as people of color or immigrants or women or gays or the disabled.

but here's the thing, if those white people weren't gay, disabled, or women, they wouldn't care.

When I'm talking to a crowd of ethnically diverse people about disability rights, they're actively willing to listen and understand.

White guys who don't have a disabled person in their immediate family? They get bored. They complain about how bad THEY have it. They say "Well at least you're not in some third world country."

it's time to admit that the white race as a whole may have an issue.

might have a point. How do you know how the millions who didn't even bother to vote think? Are some white people racist? Of course. Are more white people racist in some areas more than others? Probably. Lumping all white people together and making a statement about "all white people" is a reasoning flaw.

And almost always have some lame ass excuses for discrimination and injustice?

White people.

There are only two ways able-bodied straight white people give a shit about anything that happens to a minority:

1. They have to form friendships with minorities and have regular close contact. There's a reason people want segregation in schools and why they hate diversity programs in hiring. Inevitably, white racists lose membership.
2. They have to have a "Paul on the Road to Damascus" moment. Typically involving something adversely impacting him that he thought was overstated.

they want tax cuts for themselves. It's all about them. I'm not arguing some white people are racist-it's a fact. The word "some" is the important qualifier for me.

"This is bad policy and I'm opposed to it whether or not it affects me" is not a thing you tend to hear from straight white able-bodied folks who have never experienced bad policy.

Being in a majority demographic in any nation is damaging to one's empathy to varying degrees.

but we already knew that. Last time I checked DU seemed pretty white, and we all seem to care. . .

Jones actually got a historically high percentage of white votes for Alabama, for a Democrat.

“When 80% of white people can vote for Roy Moore
it's time to admit that the white race as a whole may have an issue.”

You shouldn’t base broad assumptions off of one state. Specially considering you are using flawed statistics to do so.

Generalizations are lazy.

it is disgusting

In a heartbeat. Smh.

Was alerted for jury duty in this and wanted to find it and Recommend it. Great piece. I completely agree. Oh I'm as white as you get too.

Perhaps you were hacked? Traumatic Brain Injury maybe?

Why did redneckistan change their ideas on drug policy from "Toss all drug addicts in jail!" to "We need more treatment centers!"?

It wasn't because they recognized the jail approach wasn't working.

I have no idea why we don't try this strategy????

I have one white parent and one very dark brown parent. I look as white as any other white guy, and a good chunk of the time I feel like a white guy because I'm treated like a white guy. White privilege is fucking awesome, don't get me wrong. But I've also been at the table when everybody but me thought everybody there was white guys. It can get real ugly when a subject like homelessness or the police murdering unarmed brown people or homo- or transphobia or gender equity comes up. Not always, but often enough to spot the trend.

consists of white people. I also would guess that virtually all of these people cannot be stereotyped in this manner.

I am a white male, and while I recognize that some whites in general fit the mold that you describe, I don't think that the majority do. I know that I don't.

The points you describe are excellent, and your OP would hit the mark if you applied these qualities to only some people, instead of using such a broad brush.

Right off the bat, it’s condescending, and it sparks instant pushback.

I agree that Democrats/progressives have to fight back hard, but picking out and targeting an entire group is NOT a wise strategy. Because, while most racists are indeed white, all whites are not racists.

And here I thought I was a liberal Social Democrat who is a strong supporter of Civil Rights.

But since I am a straight, southern, strong, good looking(so says my wife)white make, I guess I do not give a shit about things that do not effect me.

And I really thought I hated race and gender based stereotypes.

Who knew.

all us whites trash POC when none are present, and we all secretly wish we could all vote for Moore

With the word "brown" replacing white and you might start getting a clue why you are getting backlash.

I wonder...

I'm also against blanket statements but, in my experience, even choosing my words very carefully when speaking of these things -- making sure I say some or many or at times most -- doesn't change the reaction.

Here's a near blanket statement: As a whole, white people are fragile AF.

I'm white and grew up in a KKK environment and thus for my entire life have been more attuned to the overwhelming bias against people of color and the systemic racism than most white people I have known. Trying to get other white people to see the truth of it is my greatest challenge and it's because, in my strong opinion, most (#NotAllWhitePeople...*cough*) white people are too fragile and resistant to the truth of others' experiences. And this is because we are immersed in a sea of white supremacy and white privilege; it's like asking fish to identify water.