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You have it backwards. The Dems aren’t bringing race into it, they’re framing the issue in a way more likely to garner support from their fellow Democrats and b
by Spivak 4y ago
You have it backwards. The Dems aren’t bringing race into it, they’re framing the issue in a way more likely to garner support from their fellow Democrats and base who care about helping marginalized communities.
You see this a lot with Supreme Court cases where the legal teams form their arguments specially to be persuasive to a specific swing judge.
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- willcipriano 4y agoWhat's the term for someone who is motivated by putting things into a racial context? A racist?
- Spivak 4y agoIt's like you tried to find the worst faith interpretation of what I said. A: You have a group of people who, broadly speaking, are motivated to address systemic racial and economic inequality. B: You will have better luck getting someone on-board with your piece of legislation if you frame it in the context of an issue they care about. A + B: Hello senator, this bill I'm proposing about gas ranges will help address systemic racial and economic inequality because... The idea that you think A is talking about a group of racists is quite literally insane.
- willcipriano 4y ago"People are being harmed!" "Yawn, what color are they?" "White." "Oh that's a serious issue then!"