2016 Postmortem
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(2,596 posts)solidarity of and w/the oppressed is what is at stake here. and the all around solidarity brings TOGETHER race, gender, class etc. Sure some will squabble over the priority (which differs depending on the situation at hand, with a strong argument that class is ULTIMATELY primary at the macro level) but we should remember that people don't experience life at the level of "macro theory" and tune the arguments down.
Obviously some people (Todd Gitlin and others) really DO want to claim a mantle of progressivism and put down so-called identity politics (THAT's the term to use -- "SO-CALLED IDENTITY POLITICS" which in turn for real and substantive reasons alienates many who feel the sting of "identity" oppression very strongly.
The thing to always keep in mind is solidarity against oppression, against all oppression, and not to play one kind of oppression off against others.
Bernie overall seems in many contexts, especially at first, to have put too singular an emphasis on class and economics for some, yielding some silly counter-forces trying to dismiss or downplay economic forces. Rigidity and a lack of sensitivity to the variety of experiences and allegiances needs to be recognized for what it is; there is great reason for unity over time against the unfolding politics of Trump-ism
Somewhere there needs to be a broadening of Bernie's efforts from just "Our Revolution" to embrace the concerns of all those staff members who quit and the massive petition that Michael Albert and others were gathering, but I guess that's a topic for another thread
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