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In reply to the discussion: How can one claim to be progressive while being pro-life? [View all]BainsBane
(53,029 posts)There is no reason Bernie needs to be involved in an Omaha mayoral race. Of all the candidates seeking office around the country, he has chosen to support Mello. He continues to communicate that women's reproductive rights are not important to his progressive movement. The result is his supports are starting to adopt that position. That means that progresivism is becoming about increased wealth for men and greater legal and economic inequality for women. How is being silent the appropriate response to that? The issue is not who becomes mayor of Omaha. That has zero impact on the Democratic Party or anyone outside Nebraska. The issue is how Bernie is positioning himself ideologically in regard to women's rights and how he influences his supporters.