2016 Postmortem

Garrett78

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7. Not vice-versa if you go by the definitions in the OP.

Fri Dec 30, 2016, 11:55 AM

Dec 2016

Economic justice is one component of social justice, which forms the umbrella.

Social justice is the fair and just relation between the individual and society. This is measured by the explicit and tacit terms for the distribution of wealth, opportunities for personal activity and social privileges.

Social justice is the virtue which guides us in creating those organized human interactions we call institutions.

Including economic institutions.

You're right that it isn't a matter of which comes first. It's not a matter of chronology.

The mistake is in thinking everything revolves around class and taking the "a rising tide lifts all boats" approach. Some boats aren't even allowed out to sea.

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"Social justice encompasses economic justice." [View all] Garrett78 Dec 2016 OP

That's well and good, but as it was used in the 2016 Dem primaries, "economic justice" ucrdem Dec 2016 #1

OK, you see most of those things as "bashing Barack, Hillary and Bill". Ken Burch Jan 2017 #9

The sad thing is that the Democratic Establishment accepted NAFTA was a failure for workers forjusticethunders Dec 2016 #2

THat was my interpretation of the TPP as I read more on it... JHan Jan 2017 #11

Not quite zipplewrath Jan 2017 #13

Social justice doesn't encompass economic justice under our current economic system. jalan48 Dec 2016 #3

I think historically they have that kind of backwards mythology Dec 2016 #4

There isn't anything backward or forward about it. It isn't a matter of chronology. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #5

Social justice will not be back burnered and wait for white men to have enough first. bettyellen Dec 2016 #8

The Civil Rights movement started long before the late 40s and 50s forjusticethunders Jan 2017 #10

Not directly zipplewrath Jan 2017 #14

And vice-versa, whatever that means. Orsino Dec 2016 #6

Not vice-versa if you go by the definitions in the OP. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #7

One thing is true, there is no economic justice without important components of social justice, JCanete Jan 2017 #12