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latentcall | parent | next
This doesn’t happen in real life, outside. This happens on Twitter. I know it’s difficult to understand the difference for some people.
mastersummoner | parent | next
I'm an informed, white, male Democrat and I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.
stogot | root | parent | next
It’s not always in the news but I’ll share an article by a democrat that summarizes a lot of the positions: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-ideas-that-are-resh...

those opinions (your privileged) become “shut up” and “you should be ashamed” in public discourse (I’ve seen it)

Your welcome to search for the reverse racism and DEI lawsuits if you think this does not impact people in practice

sofixa | root | parent
That's a random journalist, what the hell does he have to do with the democratic party and "the left"?
slothtrop | root | parent | next
Because to them people on Twitter and the DNC are the same thing.
stogot | root | parent
Another ad hominem attack vs addressing substance
sofixa | root | parent
What substance? Random people's opinions online are not representative of whole political parties or movements or groups of people....

Hell, pro-Trump people were crying foul when the words of an opening act for Trump were associated with Trump and friends (that Puerto Rico is an island of garbage), this is infinitely more unrelated.

siffin | parent
I have never had anyone tell me as a white male that I should be ashamed of myself, not least from the left.

What I have been recently is very impressed by female talent in all sorts of industries, which makes me ponder how much we've lost holding them back all this time.

tekknik | root | parent
Likely because you’ve sheltered yourself from it. I have been told on HN even that I’m privileged (implying I should be ashamed or aware of such privilege). Also all that recently about how racism is alive and well and it’s our fault.
beaviskhan | root | parent
If you are a white male (I am) then you almost certainly ARE privileged at some level and imo should be aware of that.

This is a completely separate matter from being ashamed of said privilege (I don't think this is reasonable or productive), or being held responsible for racism in general (obviously ridiculous unless you are right now a bona fide racist). But that level of nuance doesn't fit neatly in a 30 second inflammatory commercial.

tekknik | root | parent
yea see you doubled down.

i’m a military veteran from a poor family with no college degree and have made my own way my entire life.

we are done with identity politics. keep it up and be left behind.

siffin | root | parent | next
Who's done with it? The right? because no one loves identity politics more than them. Every single word that comes out of trumps mouth is about someones identity.
tekknik | root | parent
Every single one of us, but the left is by and far the worst offender.

Accept it or be left behind. Many of us believe this is the beginning of the end of the Democrat party because of the extremism.

Also I’m an independent that just wants Dems gone. Once their gone the right will be my target.

beaviskhan | root | parent
"done with identity politics"

"military veteran from a poor family with no college degree"

okaaaay.

tekknik | root | parent
yea? anything with substance to say?

do you not believe Im a veteran? or maybe the degree? or maybe that I came from a poor family? which is it and why would someone lie about that? or maybe your world view was shattered?

also do you know what Stolen Valor is?