And it is just politically counterproductive to denigrate white men in a country where most people have white men they love.
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But there is something that tipped the balance this time. Not just in the US. The surge to the right is happening all over Europe.
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The rise of populism & pushback against 'political correctness.' There are a lot of sources in here re: the US. https://www.allthink.com/1318648
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And you're right that the difference is very small. Increasing credibility of the left even a tiny bit likely to avoid a second Trump term.
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I'm not willing to sacrifice being reasonable to "defeat trump"
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Good! Then you'll not support far-leftism or far-rightism but uphold consistently liberal principles of treating ppl as individuals.
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LOL then that same majority shouldn't be bothered by someone saying "white men". Didn't bother them in 2008. Or 2012.
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It wasn't this pronounced then. The problem of identity politics has been growing and producing counter identity politics.
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And people are going to object to white men being presented as cause of all evil. Even lefties. This is a reason they give for voting right.
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Didn't you JUST say most people aren't in that insane minority? Why cater to them?
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Its not an insane minority who object to white men being presented as the cause of all evil.
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It is an insane minority both presenting that position and being offended by it
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this isn't about being offended. it's about bringing the discourse back to sanity all around
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....which starts by refusing to be offended
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