Word: jacksonism
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...Jackson started off his talk by condemning the growing disparity in wealth between rich and poor Americans...
...rich there is no ceiling," Jackson said, "for the poor there is no floor...
This disparity, according to Jackson, cut across ethnic lines, despite popular stereotypes...
...Jackson's talk, true to form, was interspersed with biblical analogies and parables...
...Jesus was born in the slum," Jackson said, comparing Christ's plight to that of countless disenfranchised groups in the U.S., "to an unmarried mother, who didn't have the right to vote, who didn't have the right pedigree. He was born outside, with the smell of manure. Jesus was born in the slum, but the slum was not born...