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Identity politics is passe'
by Woolley
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I confess. Even though I am a liberal, I agree with conservatives that identity politics based upon race, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation and other superficial attributes needs to go bye-bye.

This is exactly what Obama is trying to tell us by the way. He is saying that the issues count, not the messenger. Is this not the proof that all the various groups of victims out there finally convinced everyone else to treat them equally? I read posts by feminists and my eyes glaze over. What the hell are they talking about? Women do all sorts of things that men do and they do it well. Golda Meir ran Israel, Maggie kicked Gaucho ass, Indira faced down the west for decades, Benazir ran a Moslem country for Chrissakes. We will have a female President when that female wins the nomination and then the election. Its that simple folks.

This whole debate is not about the issues, its about the death of identity politics and the players in this drama are kicking and screaming like little kids. Can you imagine the logic that says Hillary got screwed out of votes because she was a woman and that the country preferred a black guy with a name that sounds like Osama and a middle name of Hussein with a last name of Obama and a father from Kenya? Wait until Obama takes Jesse and Al out of the picture completely, the hollering will make our heads spin.

Folks, us boomers all separated into various groups to fight it out against the "man". Well, the "man" is getting long in the tooth and he is John McCain. Forget all this baloney and focus on the issues, the policies, the facts and cast aside all this old baggage from times gone. The revolution was televised, it happened on MTV and VH1. You missed it.

Its a new day. For us boomers, its about making sure the next 20 to 40 years are not a catastrophe. For our kids, its about trying to figure out how to begin their lives when houses cost 500,000 and up. For the 30-50ers, its about testing leadership roles and getting it done without a bunch of ex-hippies, tired old Marines, ex-beatniks, flower power mama's, new agers, renaissance fair regulars and deferment babies bringing up old shit that no one cares about but them. The 60s are over, end it now.

Don't stop thinking about tomorrrow.....

sounds reasonable.... 'cept
by Sarvis

cons do it to. big time. angry white middle class white man, soccer mom, security mom, christian fundementalist... these are all identity groups.

the appeal is indeed lowest common denominator, tribal, exclusionary, divisive, anti-, and regressive.

But it works for the pols.

That's because we have regressed as a nation. Become infantilized. Left & right have their lost broken children.

I hardly think
by biteoftheweek

that the guy who got 90% of the black vote has any room to complain about identity politics.

Amusing as it is

Re: Segregated LNCH behind schs for Blacks?
by uncommOner

He is his inner city wife's hausman as close friends of United Trinity Church of Christ as a member of the UCC Inc--- His entire 60s-70s-80s generation Oprah(collective) ELites from mandated hires EDU tenure and Govt security jobs stood and jumped and cheered and agreed with the White Priest's 200K fundings from and with the Rev FarraKhan sunni orgs and Temples of isaeites lost kingdoms of mandingos reparations bound from islam in Africa through their Harmonious fist Society of Heinrich Rabbi Sage clans Marxist Mao congregations in America, Grand Bahamas and Conn(Native Pequots Tribes as largest casino operators in Wrold as well as Li ka shing ports surrounding America's Commerce declines from within!

The entire congregation of College Grads on Govt not for profit business fundings and heads of largest Black Patry orgs in world cheered at the Whtie European American descended was jeered and shamed and spat on by the Pelosi Priest now disappeared on sabbatical--

The mandingo Haley Elties are on a mission of reparations from their islamic none sunni borthers who defeted their mandingos qnd sold them as slaves in Americqa while we as euro descendented crown penal colonists etc are paying the price to date for a descendent of Allah clans and his son Mohammed and Ali clans single parent son to assume the Black Wars of reparations in no jury rites rooms of commoners laws--

Africnss have no fight with America after almost 50 yrs of blk and white israelite and islamic fundings from the pulpits and ivy league schools still owned by the Trinity Crown!

baa hum bug!

Segregated k-12 schools have been set up by Blacks using LNCB funds for several yrs now that indeed feel African Culture is important as is segregation while Euro Americans of light skin must be degraded and controlled by common law and breaking of our economy from within by qany in ya Rainbow face means necessary for the Chosen Blk israelite Emanual AIPAC Messiah mergers!

Re: Will u serve in The Blk President's Chicago wars of Afri
by uncommOner

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Re: Woolley
by JackDallas

But what if, just what if it turns out that there are more ex-hippies, tired old Marines, ex-beatniks, flower power mama's, new agers, renaissance fair regulars and deferment babies who bring up old shit that no one cares about but them......than there are negroes and leftist whackos, who go to the polls in November?

Your man is going to lose this election, that is a fact. For your own mental well-being you had better start dealing with that fact, now.

Jack

Don't get sick, pal
by Skeppy

Medicare, the Boomer's Affordable Health Care is running in the red.

According to the Trust Fund Report(2000 Medicare must look to the Trust Fund to cover current shortfalls,

There is no money in the Trust Fund, just Clinton and Bush IOUs.

Your Dems did nothing under Clinton and Bush, the same Dems are still there now controlling Congress. And all they are going to do is raise taxes or borrow money to cover the Medicare shortfalls.

Don't get sick, Mr Liberal Boomer

Re: Woolley
by Woolley
There just might be and he might lose this time but my post is about the future and it will happen. Young people could care less about the crap us old farts argue about here on a daily basis. My daughters and her friends don't even know what a feminist is. Her black friends think Selma was a woman. We are still fighting battles won log ago, we just don't want to admit it because its more fun being pissed off than realizing its all going to be fine.
Re: Identity politics is passe'
by LaurieAnnM

hmmm. with my post that makes your thread 5 to 2 against the Coming Era of The New Age Koolaide Bot Regime of ObamaRama, Wool. But, do carry on...

It's entertaining.

;-)

Re: Identity politics is passe'
by Woolley

I can pretty much predict thumbs down from certain posters if I even utter a pro-Obama sentence. If the logic even comes close to saying Obama is a good man, the post sucks. If you question the validity or relevance of feminism in todays world, my God its as if you have pictures of Archie Bunker in your wallet.

You all are consumed with rage. Its quite a spectacle really....

Re: Identity politics is passe'
by kdr2004

Hey Woolley;

Telling the lil woman to calm down that she is making a spectacle of herself never works...

I mean seriously, would you try that on your wife?

I actually think it is too late for amends, the divorce papers have been filed.

kim

Re: Identity politics is passe'
by Woolley
I guess you are right. I would try it on my wife but it wouldn't work there either...
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