Absolutely agree. I remember that the first really big division point for democrats (in my life time) was around the whole "I don't see color" line. It seemed to separate democrats into racists who "ignored racial issues" and non-racists who were woke to systemic racism. I do think a lot of good came from the conversations, but once a lot of things were exposed, we continued to fracture, pushing people who didn't agree with the conversation into the same camp as the "don't see color" and then lumping them with out and out Republicans. Progressives by nature are wired to update their worldviews and champion new ideology, but call-out culture seeks only to internally police, while the right marches in unison. If I was judged by the views I held when I was a teen I'd be considered a lot of disparaging things. We need to view the right as our own, and getting to those tough conversations starts with building a culture of rigorous but ultimately unity focused discourse
Absolutely agree. I remember that the first really big division point for democrats (in my life time) was around the whole "I don't see color" line. It seemed to separate democrats into racists who "ignored racial issues" and non-racists who were woke to systemic racism. I do think a lot of good came from the conversations, but once a lot of things were exposed, we continued to fracture, pushing people who didn't agree with the conversation into the same camp as the "don't see color" and then lumping them with out and out Republicans. Progressives by nature are wired to update their worldviews and champion new ideology, but call-out culture seeks only to internally police, while the right marches in unison. If I was judged by the views I held when I was a teen I'd be considered a lot of disparaging things. We need to view the right as our own, and getting to those tough conversations starts with building a culture of rigorous but ultimately unity focused discourse