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In reply to the discussion: How you can tell if Sanders speaks to the concerns of people of color [View all]Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)Nor does it even mean saying social issues don't matter anymore.
You have this notion that what you care about is under mortal threat, and I'm sorry, but even the people who you call "economic populists" aren't trying to silence social justice advocates. Some of them may be a bit blunt in the way they speak, but that's out of frustration with how difficult it is to get the party to stand up to the rich.
And I'm sorry I said what I said about the Supreme Court-the comment came out of frustration with two-and-a-half decades of Democratic politics in which our party leaders justified moving to the right on almost every issue(even state murder of black men, aka the death penalty) by saying "think of the Court". That phrase was used to silence almost all discussion on any issue and all dissent from any increased conservatism(including increased social conservatism, like DADT, DOMA and "welfare reform" .
It's good to have a decent Supreme Court, and I never meant to belittle your concerns. But the words "The Court...The Court...The Court" have been used as a verbal bludgeon inside the party for way too long. Yes it matters...but is it fair to say it outweighs everything else?
My anger on that is towards the right-wing leaders of our party-not you. I respect your commitment.