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In reply to the discussion: The Unbearable Whiteness of the American Left [View all]DisgustipatedinCA
(12,530 posts)...care about".
"They are going to learn the hard way. And I will not be feeling sorry for them."
"To not vote is saying you are willing to have your grand-kids die from climate change, that is how important this is"
"We fought for health care reform and to rebuild the middle class and now we have a problem getting them to get off their asses and vote??!!! Tea party has no such problem."
(r.e. not voting) "It is immature. People should look at it as adult responsibility. "
"They might as well vote repuke"
"When they can't get contraception or access abortion services or vote the next time they try, they'll be extremely sorry"
All of these are quotes from a thread that was started yesterday about younger voters not showing up for midterms. It can be found here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014791181
I believe that this OP, the one in which we're responding, is a good OP that makes good points. I also think you've made some good points in some of the subthreads of this OP. And my point in posting all of this? African Americans aren't the only group that feels aggrieved and ignored by the "liberals" in power. But it can be clearly seen from that other thread that lots of people don't have respect for that sense of injustice that's being felt in some quarters. No one was really out-and-out dumb enough to say things like that in this thread, but there was no such compunction when it came to denigrating young voters (or non-voters, as the case may be).
This thread was on my mind when I read that other thread, and I thought it made for a fascinating comparison.
thanks.