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In reply to the discussion: I never, ever thought I'd see the day [View all]HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)Social issues are fine if they aren't directly related to money or power
Say serving in the military while LGBT, or walking in public while non-white, there is LOTS!!! of support. There's lots of support for FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, if you're Charlie Hebdo, and not part of democratic base complaining about the pursuit of campaign funds corrupting democracy.
If you look at it, it's a simple well defined problem...support of progressive ideas goes hinky when things like LABOR/UNIONS interfere with -IMPORTANT THINGS FOR MATURE ADULTS-things like PROFITS from selling imported stuff, and getting retirement funds to buy worthless bets on bets about overly risky mortgages.
And it -REALLY-insults them when they see us fail to acknowledge the goodness of their intent, in how they worked to deregulate banking in order to solve the housing problem by making available predatory loans