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In reply to the discussion: We Need A Class Consciousness Revival [View all]eniwetok
(1,629 posts)73. TRANSLATION: Dems should DROP all talk of economic solidarity!
And the Dems should just be a disorganized party of identity groups each with their own agenda... hoping other groups care enough to support them. In the mean time Dems should NOT give a shit about another BASIC CIVIL RIGHT... that the vote of each citizen weigh the same so we can have have morally legitimate government. Ya, fuck that! And let's not unite Dems with a broader economic message.
So pray tell Einstein... how's that brilliant strategy been working out lately? Granted HRC won the election... though how much of her vote was an anti-Trump vote is another question. How are those House, Senate, and state legislatures races going?
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Yeah, there it is. Identity politics is the rightwing word for diversity and civil rights.
KittyWampus
Feb 2017
#2
Yes, there will always be a need to recognize some legitimate issues of identity repression
DonCoquixote
Feb 2017
#36
You sound genuinely resentful that women, LGBTs and POC have legit basic human rights issues....
bettyellen
Feb 2017
#68
Nope. I'm fighting for other things too-and not asking anyone to back burner their civil rights- as
bettyellen
Feb 2017
#87
That would be appropriatate for Sean Hanity's show...rightie talking point for sure .
Demsrule86
Feb 2017
#50
Talking about class leads to cognitive dissonance for believers in American exceptionalism.
guillaumeb
Feb 2017
#52
The Senate was set up to preserve the status quo -- i.e. to protect the interests of the elite
Lanius
Feb 2017
#56
You are arguing for all of us to work together. It's a good idea but unfortunately I think most
jalan48
Feb 2017
#75