Basic Human Rights
The term “identity politics” was created to divide us more than we already are divided. It’s not “identity politics” but human rights. I’m not willing to compromise on human rights and as Democrats, none of us should be willing to make that compromise.
First, let’s clear up some terms:
Its anti-choice not “pro-life”.
It’s homophobia, not pro-family.
If you are white and don’t understand what the big deal is, that is white privilege
Why do we feel it necessary to nominate or endorse candidates that don’t necessarily agree with core Democratic principals? It typically comes down to three core arguments:
The “they’re the only Democrat running” argument. We as a Party should be talking, recruiting and advocating for better candidates and expect more.
The “they are the only candidate that will get elected because of the makeup of the district” argument. The problem is not that they can’t get elected, it’s that we can’t or won’t make the case for it and/or are not willing to stand up for what we believe in as strongly as they believe.
The worse of them all, the “it’s only on this one subject, otherwise they are liberal” argument. The willingness or inclination to rip basic rights away from human beings means, by definition, they are not liberal Democrats. Basic human rights are nonnegotiable, or as a better writer than me put it: inalienable
To be clear, this isn’t a “progressive” rant. I don’t care what Sanders opinions are, my politics are not tied to him or any other specific politician. They are tied to an understanding we should all have as Americans and as citizens of the world we live in.
Let’s also be clear that someone wanting or having an inclination to take rights away from women or the LGBTQ or PoC is based on ignorance, not politics.
It’s rooted in either a belief in Bronze and Iron Age fairytales or an inability or unwillingness to understand basic scientific concepts (as an example: a zygote is not a baby. A women can and sometimes does pass a zygote without even knowing it was there).
Having these beliefs is not wrong, people can believe whatever they want but when you decide to turn your religious beliefs or scientific ignorance into law in order to force others to comply with them, making them adhere to your religious beliefs or scientific ignorance by force, that is unacceptable.
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