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I wouldn't consider myself right wing, but a good faith definition of the way the right see it might be an overemphasis on issues related to race, gender and se
by mindvirus 3y ago
I wouldn't consider myself right wing, but a good faith definition of the way the right see it might be an overemphasis on issues related to race, gender and sexual orientation, at the expense of shared American values.
A less good faith way to define it would be it means "whatever gets people to the voting booths."
- galaxyLogic 3y agoI think by "shared American values" you mean values held by > 50% of Americans. But "issues related to race, gender and sexual orientation" really are issues minorities are facing. And I don't believe > 50% Americans are against minorities having more rights. Are they?
- mindvirus 3y agoNo, but if you take something like affirmative action (a classic boogeyman of the right), it's possible for everyone to have reasonable but contradictory views: The right would say: discrimination on race/gender is wrong, and so affirmative action is wrong. The left would say: historical injustices have left certain people with significant systemic disadvantages, and our systems need to actively correct for that to achieve a fair society. I think both are reasonable places to come from, and more importantly come from a place of positive intent. But also lead to contradictory actions.
- galaxyLogic 3y agoFalse equivalencies is what the people who have the power and capital often promote. But in the end it is what the large majority of the society wants that matters, if only we could be better informed about what benefits us all. Then again the other side does not want people to be better informed. Banning books etc. :-)