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In reply to the discussion: Meet The Brogressive, Your New Worst Enemy [View all]Warpy
(110,913 posts)185. I've known them all my life, way back to the SDS meetings in the 60s.
They were young, earnest, passionate, and utter blockheads when it came to the needs of anyone who wasn't white and male and usually upper middle class. We women used to side eye a lot, meet together, and plan ways to get out own agenda accomplished while they strutted around and waxed bombastic about their tactics and utterly assured success.
I don't consider them my enemies, we did work together on many things. I mostly considered them obstacles to be stepped over or scooted around on the way to broadening the movement into something with the ghost of a chance at success outside the white upper middle class.
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Yep. You can work with them but it seems limited to things that benefit them mostly.
bravenak
Oct 2015
#186
So do you meet them while working at the Third Way's Progressive Policy Institute?
cascadiance
Oct 2015
#363
wait, are you trying to bash GLBT people as unconcerned with economic justice? nt
geek tragedy
Oct 2015
#15
so you're bashing people for being too preoccupied with their own civil rights
geek tragedy
Oct 2015
#20
"I read it on the Internet" is not a very good reason to claim something is true nt
geek tragedy
Oct 2015
#34
Some aren't. LGBTQ people are not a monolith any more than any other group of people. n/t
Chan790
Oct 2015
#155
You know, most people that are wealthy don't give a rats ass about economic equality
justiceischeap
Oct 2015
#71
Yeah. Like PC. Too bad we supply them with a never-ending stream of ammunition.
Comrade Grumpy
Oct 2015
#23
But it is up to everyone to correct smears against a candidate and there are PoC doing that to
cui bono
Oct 2015
#292
Lots of DUers asolutely LOVE to hurl the SJW's insult. One enterprising hater even tossed in
Number23
Oct 2015
#215
Have you noticed though that the posters who toss the phrase "SJW" around a lot
Squinch
Oct 2015
#303
I feel like you want me to apologize for not being a black lesbian, or something. Not gonna happen.
Electric Monk
Oct 2015
#33
I'm always careful around a person that's worldview is shaped by what they ate for breakfast.
Rex
Oct 2015
#87
You're saying William769 is Bill King? That puts this new thread in a different context.
Electric Monk
Oct 2015
#105
The thing is I didn't, they were sent to me by one of their own members!
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#176
They didn't put the wall up until after we saw the blatant bigotry.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#181
This is why it's better to either ignore flamebaiting and trolling or laugh at it.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#284
I guess I missed those threads, but I won't forget this one. Obvious troll is obvious. nt
Electric Monk
Oct 2015
#158
First reply you were agreeing with me, then in the next you called me a troll. What gives? nt
Electric Monk
Oct 2015
#300
Yep, which is why "consider the source" is a wise approach to some posters n/t
arcane1
Oct 2015
#134
Why would Skinner care? He created Discussionist and does not seem to care that DUers there bash
seaglass
Oct 2015
#255
What do you call a progressive who uses anti-Semitic talking points?
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#62
One of them claimed Hillary is better because she "shares the faith".
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#151
At least that dog whistle was called out here, this is what goes on at the other site:
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#179
I'd be interested in knowing just what, exactly, this constant demonization of anyone who disagrees
stranger81
Oct 2015
#66
I believe it's the only way they can 1) rationalize voting for a corporate candidate
cui bono
Oct 2015
#290
The going theory, put forth by a bunch of very confused but dedicated posters,
Maedhros
Oct 2015
#294
You don't get to decide the syntax of the new matriarchy, bro! n/m
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Oct 2015
#288
Brofashion police are all over that shit. Next: dudes who wear these:
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#96
Don't forget the TERF, another internet forum invention by anonymous identity cadres. They're
Monk06
Oct 2015
#365
Meh. It's already been done with "Bernie-bros" but Manny ruined that for them on DU.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#270
never met a fiscally conservative Bernie supporter before. Sounds made up!
betterdemsonly
Oct 2015
#144
Jury Results. Whoever sent this ridiculous alert should be put on a timeout.
Tarheel_Dem
Oct 2015
#168
I bet DUers who trashed GDP are thrilled that the op brought it here.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#183
Well put on your Birkenstocks, get in your Volvo and come pick me up!
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#204
My worst political enemies had a debate last night. They have attacked my rights and those of
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2015
#206
Whoever dropped this turd here need to come pick it up and put it where it belongs.
Comrade Grumpy
Oct 2015
#211
Yes, it's not just us who have "met" them.. they're all over the net and outside. There were
Cha
Oct 2015
#213
There was this one straight white guy who was not all that interested in identity politics
mhatrw
Oct 2015
#224
dear goddess, so glad I don't actually know any of these cretins. the fundiwhackdoodles around
niyad
Oct 2015
#279
Mahalo for your perspective, NYCLisa.. and Welcome to DU.. not everyone questions what you have
Cha
Oct 2015
#329
Funny that you bring this up, since there actually IS a group that left the GOP
stranger81
Oct 2015
#383
on the off chance that the author of the piece were hypothetically in this thread in person
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2015
#364