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Because it implies America is not as great as it used to be when for a vast majority of minorities and women, it’s never been better.

mc32 7y ago
I think an issue is a difference or dichotomy in perceived symbology. For many people it means progressive economic growth and certainty. For some people it’s negatively interpreted as a return to regressive social policies. For most people (but not all) elections are about pocket/kitchen table issues. Anti/globalization is about the impact on household economics, primarily (a minority about wealth transfer, pollution and other secondary issues.)
lisper 7y ago
And here you have walked straight into the trap. If you are an uneducated white male who has been unemployed since the steel factory went under, the economic ascendancy of women and minorities is not a measure of the country's greatness, it is a symptom of its moral decay. Our infrastructure is crumbling. Our military is impotent. Our factories are shuttered. Why? Because of affirmative action, which propels people into positions they are not competent to hold simply because they lack a Y chromosome or have dark skin. It's such an obviously stupid policy. It amplifies incompetence, and today we are paying the price. (Please note: this is not my point of view. I'm channeling the Right simply to demonstrate how their rhetorical techniques work.)
- trianglem 7y ago
  It’s not really effective in my opinion because for someone to gain power, someone’s got to give up some and no one wants that. So it’s going to have to be a continuous battle.
coldtea 7y ago
For a vast majority of minorities and women, it’s never been better regarding sex preferences and racism. Which are a part of life, but not 100% of it. It still worse off for a vast majority of people (including minorities and women) in many areas - financially, loneliness/lack of community, ruthless commercialism, neglected towns/infrastructure, rising healthcare/education/housing costs, shitty work conditions, etc. You can be both black (and better off as black) or gay (and better of as gay) and still be in a shitty job, in a broken community, in dire financial situation, worse neighbourhood, etc compared to people in previous decades.

mc32 7y ago

I think an issue is a difference or dichotomy in perceived symbology. For many people it means progressive economic growth and certainty. For some people it’s negatively interpreted as a return to regressive social policies. For most people (but not all) elections are about pocket/kitchen table issues. Anti/globalization is about the impact on household economics, primarily (a minority about wealth transfer, pollution and other secondary issues.)

lisper 7y ago

And here you have walked straight into the trap. If you are an uneducated white male who has been unemployed since the steel factory went under, the economic ascendancy of women and minorities is not a measure of the country's greatness, it is a symptom of its moral decay. Our infrastructure is crumbling. Our military is impotent. Our factories are shuttered. Why? Because of affirmative action, which propels people into positions they are not competent to hold simply because they lack a Y chromosome or have dark skin. It's such an obviously stupid policy. It amplifies incompetence, and today we are paying the price. (Please note: this is not my point of view. I'm channeling the Right simply to demonstrate how their rhetorical techniques work.)

trianglem 7y ago
It’s not really effective in my opinion because for someone to gain power, someone’s got to give up some and no one wants that. So it’s going to have to be a continuous battle.

coldtea 7y ago

For a vast majority of minorities and women, it’s never been better regarding sex preferences and racism. Which are a part of life, but not 100% of it. It still worse off for a vast majority of people (including minorities and women) in many areas - financially, loneliness/lack of community, ruthless commercialism, neglected towns/infrastructure, rising healthcare/education/housing costs, shitty work conditions, etc. You can be both black (and better off as black) or gay (and better of as gay) and still be in a shitty job, in a broken community, in dire financial situation, worse neighbourhood, etc compared to people in previous decades.