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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: albaby1 SILVER
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Subject: Re: Cori Bush loses
Date: 08/09/24 5:10 PM
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If you think the democrats care about protecting your rights and your identity, boy are you in for a rude shock. The party orients itself towards the Strong Horse of intersectionality - meaning, which 'victim' group is the biggest, the loudest, and has the most energy? And which one represents the biggest potential gain in demographics?

I don't think I'm in for a rude shock. I'm not naive enough to think that either party is perfect, completely devoid of illiberal elements that will favor certain identity groups over others. Nothing in this world is perfect or pure. The fact that Democrats aren't perfect for Jews doesn't make Republicans better.

Sure, I don't like the fact that the Democratic coalition includes folks who adhere to a fervent belief that Israel is a settler-colonial state. But they're a much smaller part of the coalition than the evangelical and born-again Christians who strongly oppose the separation of church and state, and believe it's important to vastly increase the degree of religiosity in now-secular spaces. And the latter is a much more dangerous value for Jews than the former.

Democrats aren't as hostile to campus protestors as Republicans. That's certainly true. But it doesn't tilt the balance away from progressive values being generally better for Jews than conservative values.
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