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In reply to the discussion: I am an older white woman, a retired teacher. [View all]ladyVet
(1,587 posts)I'm female, overweight, poor and from the South. And I'm a feminist. Gods help me. Now I'm not wanted because I'm "old", and I'm not sixty yet!
I haven't done as much as some of you as far as working on campaigns, or donating money (because poor, see above), but I've talked to countless people over the years, worked hard to get the Democratic party line out, and tried to raise my children to be liberal, human-rights supporters and all around good people. I deserve to stand with the liberal front of this party.
I'm leaning so far left now that I'm more a Democratic Socialist, or maybe even slipping into anarchy. Conservative, my ass. I've got nothing personally against Obama. I voted for him twice (and convinced my family and lots of other people to do the same), but I reserve the right to criticize his policies and actions if I don't agree with them.
I've read the post about how all the old people should die so those fantastically more liberal and less-white folks can take over. Great. Demographics are changing, and I don't see that as good or bad, just what is. I don't think I misunderstood a damned thing. Maybe that OP needs to work on clarifying her language, rather than getting pissed that people didn't get what she meant.
Just remember, one day you'll be old and the younger people will be pushing you out. Maybe you'll remember your words, and how they hurt the very people that made it possible for you to even be able to vote and speak out.