Democrats Should Stay ‘Woke’ and not Abandon Progressive Values

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-18 20:46:05 | Updated at 2024-11-24 02:37:22 5 days ago

Democrats Should Stay ‘Woke’ and not Abandon Progressive Values
Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | Nov 15, 2024 | Roger Buckwalter

Posted on 11/18/2024 12:39:33 PM PST by nickcarraway

Lower prices and social justice are not in conflict, and Democrats should do a better job of declaring that these goals do reinforce each other, to everyone’s benefit.

In the wake of Democrats’ losses in this year’s election, questions have been raised about the party’s progressive wing, with some claiming that “woke is dying.” There are indeed lessons to learn, but Democrats should not abandon their core values.

Obviously, elections are won by appealing to a broad base. Going too far left or right undermines that. Though President-elect Donald Trump is mostly on the extreme right, he apparently appealed to enough centrist voters with an economic message that denounced inflation (despite his proposed inflation-fostering tariffs) and a law-and-order message that condemned illegal immigration (despite also targeting legal nonwhite immigrants).

In response, just what do critics want Democrats to do? Should Democrats say or imply by inaction that Black Americans don’t deserve equal rights and respect from police? That LGBTQIA people may be disparaged, excluded and otherwise discriminated a

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1 posted on 11/18/2024 12:39:33 PM PST by nickcarraway

To: nickcarraway

Yes! Do what he says...PLEASE!!!

2 posted on 11/18/2024 12:40:31 PM PST by woweeitsme

To: nickcarraway

Progressive “values”

Talk about an oxymoron.

3 posted on 11/18/2024 12:40:32 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)

To: BenLurkin

I trust someone is keeping a record of all the main stream media claims about what Trump would do if elected. A list of these claims and who made them should be kept. Then the public can decide whether these came true and also evaluate the truth of the main stream media.

To: nickcarraway

This is what I would encourage someone I did not like, to do.

Basically, it’s putting the albatross around their neck.

5 posted on 11/18/2024 12:43:20 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)

To: nickcarraway

Orthodoxy repels all but the most passionate adherents.

Requiring people to believe that only white people can be racist, or that biological males should be on a high school girls’ soccer team, or that Hamas are freedom fighters, are not good ways to win elections.

6 posted on 11/18/2024 12:43:34 PM PST by babble-on

To: woweeitsme

“D**n! It didn’t work. Let’s double down!”

7 posted on 11/18/2024 12:43:41 PM PST by 17th Miss Regt ( Fascist, deplorable and proud of it.)

To: nickcarraway

8 posted on 11/18/2024 12:43:55 PM PST by yuleeyahoo (“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” - the deep-state)

To: nickcarraway

“Democrats Should Stay ‘Woke’ and not Abandon Progressive Values”

Whenever you see the word “progressive” replace it with “radical” and things will make more sense.

9 posted on 11/18/2024 12:44:19 PM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they. control you. )

To: nickcarraway

Dems, listen to the AJC. Double down on woke.

Please.

10 posted on 11/18/2024 12:44:44 PM PST by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)

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