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BainsBane

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18. Let's review some of the issues that don't really matter

Mon Apr 13, 2015, 02:54 PM

Apr 2015

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Reproductive rights
Equal pay for equal work
Marriage equality
voting rights
Social Security
Unemployment
Assistance for the poor
Assistance for the disabled
Higher education
K-12 Education
Global Climate Change
The Environment
Federally funded research: NIH, NSF, NEH, and NEA
Family planning at home and abroad
Disaster preparedness (remember Katrina?)
Some regulation of Wall Street vs. Complete deregulation
Job training and infrastructure projects vs. even greater tax cuts for the rich
Prosecution of Hate Crimes
Civil rights and enforcement of the Fourteenth Amendment
Women's rights as human rights

Those are just some of the issues that don't really matter according to a certain crowd of self-proclaimed "leftists" (not a term I myself would use to describe them at all). Is there any wonder the rest of America doesn't go along with them? They have just basically said our lives don't matter.

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womens rights: republican or democrat. no difference. [View all] seabeyond Apr 2015 OP

If one is privileged enough BainsBane Apr 2015 #1

'Politics is a hobby for the leisure class.' The rest of us, not so much... freshwest Apr 2015 #4

K&R stage left Apr 2015 #2

but, who is the person that says, none of this matters. it is not the important stuff. seabeyond Apr 2015 #3

It shouldn't be a Democrat saying none of it matters. stage left Apr 2015 #20

It's been obvious for a while, the distain for "SJWs" around here.... bettyellen Apr 2015 #5

I don't think it's ignorance, I think it's indifference. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #6

Some of it is open resentment BainsBane Apr 2015 #7

OK, I'll buy that. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #8

But a lot seem to think social problems are solved- have no idea how bad shit is for others... bettyellen Apr 2015 #23

They are pointedly ignoring the bedrock for inequality. Were Africans enslaved and treated freshwest Apr 2015 #16

DU rec... SidDithers Apr 2015 #9

Good job seabeyond. William769 Apr 2015 #10

These people don't care enough Jamaal510 Apr 2015 #11

that is how i always interpreted it until the comment, "what matters". nt seabeyond Apr 2015 #13

It depends what matters to you I guess whatthehey Apr 2015 #12

"crusading liberal altruist." equality is altruistic to you, then? seabeyond Apr 2015 #14

Did you actually read what I wrote? whatthehey Apr 2015 #21

reading, it felt to me like you do and you do not. you keep relegating it to insignificance, seabeyond Apr 2015 #24

same Naderite "gonadal politics" attempt to disappear GLBT and women from politics geek tragedy Apr 2015 #15

him and pauls libertarian. interesting that. nt seabeyond Apr 2015 #17

Let's review some of the issues that don't really matter BainsBane Apr 2015 #18

Great summary- and when you contrast that list against priorities 1&2 - their paycheck bettyellen Apr 2015 #27

Keep in mind the great gay purge from a few years ago on DU justiceischeap Apr 2015 #19

Amen and THANK YOU! PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #22

You're welcome and thank you! nt justiceischeap Apr 2015 #25

i remember. yes. nt seabeyond Apr 2015 #28

Thanks so much for articulating this so well. This is one of the most disturbing trends I've ever emulatorloo Apr 2015 #26