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In reply to the discussion: Which one of these views should liberals/progressives be more tolerant of: [View all]ProSense
(116,464 posts)"So I could see a variety of positions on all of those issues by members of either party."
...nothing to do with the point. There are core issues, and they are not up for debate.
There many issues that liberals embrace and the RW reject. They're anti-immigration and deny global warming.
I mean, among those who want to address these issues, there are disagreements about how to structure policy, but simply rejecting the premise is RW.
Forget facts. Forget science. Forget strengthening civil rights and the social contract.
A troll gets banned and people move from mocking "centrist/DLC/Third Way" positions to trying to justify why RW talking points should be engaged?
Most of these talking points have been thoroughly debunked. They're either bullshit spin of right out of the deprave conservative mentality.
Just because some right leaning Democratic candidate somewhere is confused, doesn't mean these points are up for debate. A woman's choice is not up for debate.
The stance of right leaning politicians has nothing to do with the role of liberals/progressives.
Winning a seat in a conservative area is one thing, but no one should convince themselves that such politicians don't eventually stand in the way of progress.
The goal is to educate and push for progress in these areas. That's the goal with every issue...choice, global warming and Social Security.