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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Actually, it's radicals on the left who have turned away from MLK's approach to combating racism. They've turned their backs on aspiring to a colour-blind society.
You won't win over those racists you're talking about. But you need to win the fight for liberals. People who aren't racist but who also don't get hysterical over sombreros. Racists are against Black Lives Matter. But a lot of people who aren't racist have a problem with them kicking out police from a gay pride parade. Telling them to shut their mouths only drives them away.
People who aspire to a color-blind, individualistic society that values free speech and open exchange of ideas are being alienated from the left. You can condemn racism while still trying to stem the flow of liberals out of your camp. And most importantly, you can recognize how shutting out debate on a whole range of issues is alienating more and more people. Or you are going to continue losing pro-choice, educated, irrelgious, pro-gay marriage voters who have decided they'll join the camp that tells them to shut up less often. The one that feels less like a religious movement.
Here's a quote from the comments of the video I posted. It's sad that you find more pointed commentary about the state of politics today on a frickin' Youtube comment than you do in the mainstream media.
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Good post Cliff, but didn't you just do what you guys are complaining about? You just stated that the radical left is responsible for the negative behaviors, and then lumped any liberal in the same boat, regardless of the behaviors displayed. The vast majority of liberals don't ascribe to that stuff. Frankly, there are posters in this thread that are damning liberals and using the same tactics they claim to be against. I hate the PC garbage that is being forced upon us by the radical left, but there are elements on this board that demand as much so they can attack their targets without reprisal. Is that really the free exchange of ideas you're interested in, or should we find the middle ground of the extremes and just have an open discussion free of the PC garbage?