Reply #56: I see what you are saying

[Claudia Jones]

Certainly the fight has value. The value doesn't have much fight in it, though. It is passive - something people claim to have as an invisible interior state of mind. Many politicians say "I share your values" even when they act in ways that contradict those values. "Don't get me wrong, I share your values, but we need to be realistic (and so act in direct opposition to those values.) There is no way to measure these "values" that people supposedly have. They are used as cover, to deceive people. "I share your commitment" or "I will share in the fight" mean something. "I share your values" does not.

The right wing uses "values" as a code word for feelings - aggression, hatred, bigotry.