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In reply to the discussion: Do you buy into the entire "liberal agenda?" [View all]Matrosov
(1,098 posts)Some aspects of the liberal agenda aren't liberal enough, while others are unnecessary or counterproductive.
For instance, in regard to the discussions about Israel vs Palestine or ISIS, I've pointed out that some fellow progressives are a little too eager to give Islamic extremists a pass because of our opposition to Christian extremists. Yet one extremism doesn't counter the other, and we should be weary of anyone wanting to mistreat others in the name of religion.
I also think if we try too hard to dismiss any conservative criticism of President Obama as racism, we ignore the hatred that conservatives have for progress in general. Keep in mind how many of them would froth at the mouth at the mention of President Clinton, even though President Clinton is white and from Arkansas. Some might have a special hate for President Obama because he's African-American, but make no mistake, they hate anyone who doesn't want the United States to go back to the Middle Ages.
Sadly, some of us who dissent get dismissed as right-wing trolls by a handful of posters. One thread thread I created, in which I explained how the lack of progress in regard to gun control was the fault of us control activists, and in which I offered some suggestions in regard to fighting our gun culture, was reported for supposedly being written by a "gun nut" and the person asked the Malicious Intruder Removal Team to come after me.