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In reply to the discussion: In a now locked thread, critical of DUers, critical President Obama ... [View all]FreeState
(10,570 posts)they were present in both parties. Where as today nearly all progressives would be liberal, by default of our two party system, members of the Democratic party? (Unless Im missing something).
I still disagree with your argument. Many of the people that took part in the Riots have been interviewed and documented, in fact its quite easy to search for examples online. While there were certainly members of both parties there, I still believe the vast majority, while claiming Democratic Party membership now, were progressives at the time, regardless of registration. The very principles espoused in the riot and the following two days are at heart progressive ideals.
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Regardless, I think the defining thing of both Stonewall and Rosa Parks is that those actions do not belong to a political party or political group, but rather a minority group. Stonewall belongs to all gay people, regardless of political beliefs, as does the Civil Rights movement belonging to black Americans, not a political party or political group.