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In reply to the discussion: What too many Americans will never admit [View all]Wounded Bear
(58,654 posts)It's been my experience that we progressives/liberals/lefties in general are fine at working on a social justice problem. What happens, then, though, is that far too many of us get satisfied when we achieve a little progress and stay home, thinking we've somehow done some great thing.
RWers don't do that. Their religious roots won't let them. They think "God is on their side" so no matter how huge of a majority goes against them, they fight on, and seldom fairly.
Look at the issues. Since Roe v Wade, half of the RW coalition has been fanatically working to overturn it. Not accepting any setbacks, and continually working to re-align the courts to their way of thinking. Meanwhile, lefties have largely ignored the issue, thinking it was done.
Repubs and conservatives in general have been working since the 1930's to overturn such FDR successes as SS/SSDI and minimum wage laws. LWers have largely ignored them, thinking they are somehow "established law" and safe from RW agression. Nope, they are constantly under attack and being eroded every years.
There are other issues, but you get the point.
Progressives and liberals just got a wake-up call about just how fucked up the Repub party can get with Trump getting "elected." Let's keep our eyes on the prize and fight back.