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In reply to the discussion: Why is discussing race on DU considered race-baiting? [View all]katsy
(4,246 posts)1. The base is also young voting age people & working poor. So the mix is fairly broad & "big tent". To the extent we ignore any of these demographics hurts us. What if we ignore the voices of our future? The too young to vote... Think they'll remember? I do because I was there once.
IMO, we kicked labor to the curb so many times the party has lost too many voters there. We want, need labor & must do more to protect working people.
If the party is deaf to the voices of POC we're destroyed. Likewise for women & LGBTQ.
Which demographic do you think we can afford to lose? Is one more important than the other? is the base just POC, women & LGBTQ? Can we ignore the rest? I can see why Demicrats who don't fit into your definition of the Demicratic base may feel left out or offended.
Maybe our base transcends all ids except that they are in agreement with the democratic platform. You have link to the OP?
2. There is no sane, civilized universe in which one cannot critically examine a movement, an idea, association, govt, person, environment blah blah blah. Yes BLM can be criticized. Not by me because I support their movement and, more importantly, trust their methods thus far. Putting a higher value on a black person's opinion of BLM is your choice but you don't get to dictate who has a right to criticize BLM or not. You have the right to ignore their opinion. Others may weigh the critiques of BLM equally for all races. Some may only give credence to a black person's opinion of BLM. We aren't a fucking dictatorship where 1 person makes the rules and hands you what will be your opinion like it or not. So yes maybe it's race baiting to tell people their opinions aren't of value because of the color of their skin. Maybe it's just foolish to think you're the boss of valid opinions.