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Liberals are not 'the Left'...
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I tend to avoid anyone that feels compelled to define themselves by a political ideology. It just becomes an identity and the identity becomes more important than anything the ideology was supposed to represent.
You really aren't required to wear your team colors or even have a team. If you have a point- make the point. If any part of your point depends on declaring your political identity- it's not a solid point.
Counterpoint: If my existence as a marginalized individual has already been politicized by conservatives, then I lack the privileged position to simply "Make the point and shut up", which is what you are effectively suggesting. When my identity as a human being (by blood, not beliefs) has been made a political argument, then no I'm sorry, my identity is also political... and that has been forced on me. Nothing about that invalidates the points I have to make to argue for my continued existence.
All I'm saying is, you act like identity is an abstract thing from politics, but for some people it can never be. Just being quiet means they are still people arguing for your death.
Please reevaluate my comment with focus on the phrase 'political identity'. If you're talking about sexuality or gender- that's not a 'political identity', That's who you are as a human being as much as being black or white or tall or short. I recognize and sympathize that those facets of humanity have been brutally politicized but I'm speaking of 'political identities' that people necessarily choose or willingly accept, not the 'identity' that comes from just being born as you.
My dude, their comment is arguing that their sexuality/gender is already politicised, so they don't have the privilege of choosing a political identity as it's thrust upon them by the republicans.
They read your comments fine, I don't necessarily agree with them, but they read it
Big whooosh here.
No... I don't think you do.