Let's be clear. Diversity is good in itself. Representation does matter. The social element, the mind, does matter.
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"What's the difference between Obama center-left and Clinton?" Ummmm... expanding Medicaid rather than contracting welfare?
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Ummmm... passing Dodd-Frank instead of continuing Reagan's deregulatory agenda.
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And don't tell me Dodd-Frank is just a giveaway to the big banks, if it were they wouldn't have fought the rulemaking process tooth and nail
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Also, idk, celebrating marriage equality rather than SIGNING DOMA.
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Like listen I can't be mad at people who let their love for Obama's victims override their sense of history but also like... HISTORY!
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Whatever idk how I got into this rant but basically: identity still matters, a lot. Identity politics still matter, a lot.
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And our best shot at justice is still the broad-based coalition for social change that emcompasses MANY different social movements.
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Oh and let's not forget Obama's FBI pursuing consent decrees with racist police vs Clinton's expansion of mass incarceration.
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Hey, big fan, but Hillary was a big supporter of Dodd-Frank. Frank helped write her platform.
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Fair! I mean I might be underestimating the progressive-ness of 2008 Hillary. (Ofc when I said Clintonite above I meant "third way" Bill).
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