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In reply to the discussion: I find it interesting how we are getting distracted again. An LFR editorial [View all]el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)I think at DU there are a number of conversations being had- there are conversations about DU participants, ther are conversations about the Democratic Party, there are conversations about general United States citizenry, and there are conversations about conservatoids and the Republican Party.
I think the more we talk about people who are definitely other - i.e. Republicans/ Conservatoids - the easier the conversation is. I think when we talk about the Democratic party and particularly at our fellow DUers the conversations get a bit more heated. Sometimes to the point of purity tests.
I don't know. You're not wrong in some senses, but at the same time, there's nothing wrong with comfortable white guys realizing how much they benefit from white male privilege.