Democratic Primaries

WhiskeyGrinder

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17. Acknowledging that people face different oppressions that must be dismantled in different ways

Reply to marylandblue (Reply #15)

Sun May 12, 2019, 09:34 AM

May 2019

should not be seen as division, but it often is.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Buttigieg calls out Democrats for playing 'identity politics' [View all] JonLP24 May 2019 OP

Every time I hear from Pete Buttigieg madaboutharry May 2019 #1

+1 n/t Laelth May 2019 #40

Courageous but wise comments ... that may KPN May 2019 #2

the trans woman is more likely to face unemployment and be discriminated from getting a job JI7 May 2019 #3

The walls are put up by wealthy elites. marylandblue May 2019 #14

No, I don't see it that way (blaming the wealthy elite) bloom May 2019 #18

He definitely sees he has certain advantages due to his parents, marylandblue May 2019 #21

no, that isn't true and actually the real quote says something different JI7 May 2019 #33

Here's the actual quote: crazytown May 2019 #31

ok, that's a lot different than what was in the OP JI7 May 2019 #32

isn't it mostly right wing white men who are passing all the anti woman bills across the country ? JI7 May 2019 #4

And the RW white women who vote them in. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #9

The headline and opening paragraph seem to put an inflammatory spin on his remarks. femmedem May 2019 #5

agreed NewJeffCT May 2019 #6

Ditto nt spooky3 May 2019 #22

See Post #16. There is a link in that post to the video. n/t CaliforniaPeggy May 2019 #23

Thank you, dear CaliforniaPeggy! n/t femmedem May 2019 #27

thanks for posting this, what he said is much different than what the OP shows JI7 May 2019 #34

Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit, bullshit Cosmocat May 2019 #7

Identity politics wasn't created by the groups affected. it was a forced response to Kurt V. May 2019 #8

Yes, it's almost as if the mayor slept thru Sanders lecturing us on... brush May 2019 #25

And if you listen to the video, that's exactly what Buttigieg says. femmedem May 2019 #36

Our society puts far too many labels on everything. KY_EnviroGuy May 2019 #10

He's right, IMO. It comes down to the person. We are individuals. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #11

He always gets it right. They're having a new documentary on MSNBC about radicalizing young people pdsimdars May 2019 #12

All politics is identity politics. WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #13

He's talking about a particular style that accentuates divisions rather than heals them. marylandblue May 2019 #15

Acknowledging that people face different oppressions that must be dismantled in different ways WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #17

I think he would agree with that. marylandblue May 2019 #19

Pete's is the good Democratic Party message: that we have more uniting than dividing us. ancianita May 2019 #24

I watched the speech on Facebook live dsc May 2019 #16

Thank you! As I suspected, the article is nothing like what he said. femmedem May 2019 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author mcar May 2019 #20

All White Candidates, Especially Men Me. May 2019 #26

Now that I've heard the video, I know the article is about as accurate as Barr's summary of Mueller. femmedem May 2019 #28

Are we doing this again? ismnotwasm May 2019 #30

Please listen to what he actually said rather than relying on the article. femmedem May 2019 #35

Saw it ismnotwasm May 2019 #38

I saw your edit. Thanks. femmedem May 2019 #41

When Sanders pulled this in 2016 IMO it was code for... brush May 2019 #37

That's the problem right there ismnotwasm May 2019 #39

Yep, you want your candidates to know enough to not make rookie mistakes. brush May 2019 #43

He lost me when he defended anti-vaxers NastyRiffraff May 2019 #42