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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWill the Left Survive the Millennials?
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/23/opinion/will-the-left-survive-the-millennials.html?ref=opinion&_r=0As a lifelong Democratic voter, Im dismayed by the radical lefts ever-growing list of dos and donts by its impulse to control, to instill self-censorship as well as to promote real censorship, and to deploy sensitivity as an excuse to be brutally insensitive to any perceived enemy. There are many people who see these frenzies about cultural appropriation, trigger warnings, micro-aggressions and safe spaces as overtly crazy. The shrill tyranny of the left helps to push them toward Donald Trump.
Ironically, only fellow liberals will be cowed by terror of being branded a racist (a pejorative lobbed at me in recent days one that, however groundless, tends to stick). But theres still such a thing as a real bigot, and a real misogynist. In obsessing over micro-aggressions like the sin of uttering the commonplace Americanism you guys to mean you all, activists persecute fellow travelers who already care about equal rights.
definitely worth thinking about
comradebillyboy
(10,180 posts)Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)liberalmuse
(18,672 posts)I'm a bit skeptical of anyone from these two generations criticizing millennials, because at least millennials aren't a bunch selfish assholes. I'm gen jones, but have watched these two "ME" generations fuck this country up for decades. I'm not talking about the subgroups (of which our President is part, along with those here at DU) who have tried to steer this large plague of ravenous consumerist grasshoppers in the right direction for the past 50-some years.
I think if you look at the voting demographic (in terms of age) of who are voting for Trump as well as those who voted for Brexit, well, what do you know? They're still fucking up not only this country, but the entire planet. The millennials aren't the problem, but it is true we desperately need them as part of our subgroup to turn this mess around. Don't blame the millennials, in other words. They're better than those who came before them.
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)NobodyHere
(2,810 posts)"The Death Camp of Tolerance"
ericson00
(2,707 posts)and I really hope when Hillary is elected, she takes the initiative to stop our party from becoming the parody seen in South Park. I get that she can't attack them now because Bernie awakened the left flank of the party, but once she's in office, I would be happy to see some triangulation on things.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)of those who seem to live to be outraged about something. It's like the only thing that gives their lives meaning. They need to realize that when you live in a multicultural society, you're going to get offended by something - suck it the fuck up and move on.
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)Albertoo
(2,016 posts)Often the outrage is faked so that the person pretending to be offended can wallow in waves of support from other "righteous" -and equally easily offended- brethen.
LeftyMom
(49,212 posts)ismnotwasm
(42,022 posts)It it really so hard to think about and discuss gender and racial inequities? Does it really require this level of angst?
Yes the Left will "survive" millennials--in fact it will thrive, as many millennials are the product of a lot of hard work and activism both by anti-racists and feminists.
There are no good old days to go back to. The path is Forward, not straight as we used to say.
GeorgeGist
(25,326 posts)VulgarPoet
(2,872 posts)Pure, absolute, handwringing garbage.