DrDeUrquiza
DrDeUrquiza's JournalIt is important to debate ideas rather than labeling those we disagree with.
Adrahil, I respectfully disagree with you about using labels to address disagreements. I am not the only one who thinks that the job issue associated with the new economy and the overuse of identity politics has produced an unfortunately disconnect between the democratic party and large sectors of the population. Using the label racism or misogyny it is not only disrespectful (you don't know me) but it disqualifies the individual rather than debating the idea. By the way, I am not denying that racism is a sad fact of American life that needs to be appropriately addressed.
How to regain Congress: address the issue of job loss and focus less on identity politics.
I think it is crucial to have more democrats in the House as well as in the Senate. However, in order for that to happen I think we need new ideas that include what to do about the jobs lost to the inevitable globalization trend that affect many former middle class people. Those jobs are not coming back (even if Trump says he is going to bring them back) as the loss has to do not only with factories moving abroad but with technology and robotization. I think that retraining workers and educating them about the job market of the future is very important. I also think that we need to focus less on identity politics and more on issues that affect all Americans. Identity politics tend to divide more than unite. I think we need to focus more on what we all have in common than on the way we differ from each other.
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