2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Supporters - Please read my post [View all]Prism
(5,815 posts)Which is really on you. My community has been told to shut up by Democrats pretty much every single election cycle ever. We never did. We never stood for it.
By all means, do the same. I applaud anyone in the BLM movement who stomps and yells and gets out there and makes politicians pay attention. Good!
But don't tell others to shut up. That is not helpful, that doesn't get anyone on your side, it isn't a logical path forward. It's an emotional response - not a rational political calculation. Saying that makes you feel better, but that attitude? Will drive away potential allies.
You know, there was a strain of LGBT activist I really disliked. Call them the hurt and bitter atheist type who had been bashed by the religious-right all their lives (i.e. I know how they got to their attitude and beliefs). They really wanted religious people to shut up - and said so. Even people who were our allies. They didn't want to hear a word about religion. I always disliked that. It never worked for me. My Catholic family came around after conversation, disagreement, back and forth, a willingness to take each others' views into account.
No one was shouted into compliance.
It feels like you're advocating that tactic. White allies shut up, while black people start screaming.
I understand why you feel the way you do. I absolutely do. But it is not going to work out for you.