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People tie themselves in knots to try and explain why the new stance aligns with civil liberties. Sure. So the logical next question is what is the point of the
by version_five 5y ago
People tie themselves in knots to try and explain why the new stance aligns with civil liberties. Sure. So the logical next question is what is the point of the ACLU? Maybe they are continuing to do good work in other areas and should continue to be supported. But with respect to maintaining individual rights during a pandemic, right or wrong who cares, they are now just another "progressive" mouthpiece of whom there are many, parroting an unoriginal opinion. So why would anyone continue to care about their role in this area?
- iammisc 5y agoThe point of the aclu is to make progressive agenda items appear neutral because older people value the aclu while younger people consider themselves like any other pac equivalent. For example, the 2008 article was for Obama and the bar for a democratic president is lower so they have to frame the issue at the start.. that even if Obama did nothing and the pandemic actualized into something terrible, he would be praised for preserving liberty. Since they didn't like trump, they set another bar for him and pretended that was the only way forward for civil rights.