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In reply to the discussion: The official "DU Outcast" thread. [View all]AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)Well, I mean, I'm actually a largely mainstream liberal progressive Democrat; yes, I do support Obama. But I don't believe in literal "white privilege". Or that all men are potential "Schrodinger's Rapists" or that all white people are racist. Or that all Israelis hate Palestinians. Et cetera.). Or that humanity is inevitably doomed to permanent decline or even death because of climate change. Or that Edward Snowden is a "hero". OTOH, I do believe that climate change is a problem that needs to be solved. I do believe that remnants of structural racism do remain and that the Republican Party, and certain others, are trying to prop that up, and that they need to be stopped. I do support same-sex marriage. I do support equal pay for both genders. I do believe the NSA has had some serious corruption problems that need to be rooted out. And I do support moving the world forward, ever more.
But then again, I may not be so mainstream in other areas. For instance, I do believe that there is a real threat from radical Islamist fascists out there and that there is a very real and even more imminent threat of domestic terrorism here in the States.....