It matters far more than you are giving it credit.
Throwing one group under the bus
It does not, and I'm absolutely not throwing them under the bus.
I've already said, inherently and foundationally, leftists support protections for minorities of all types, period. It should be really easy. It doesn't matter in the sense that it's simple, bigots who discriminate against any minority should be an extreme outlier. The problem we have is a long term lack of education and cultural indoctrination that supports bigotry. Because of this there's way more ignorance and bigotry than there should be. The cure for this really is widespread education. We can't educate if we have no power.
We can't fix it without power. The true moral thing to do is logically understand how to get power. Keeping immigrant and LGBT issues at the top, is just getting the right to win. Hell, even immigrants went more for trump this election.
everyone and against the oligarchs who are destroying this world
This is the most important thing, but in a way that actually works. The oligarchs are winning and getting more of the masses on their side, because they're using the immigrant and LGBT issue stuff to rally they're supporters to get votes and keep power. Conservatives are winning all over the world, and they all use these tactics.
Seems to me you are proposing that we cater to the bigots.
Nope. I'm saying the LGBT stuff doesn't matter nearly as much as you think it does. It's amplified as a propaganda tactic to get bigots votes. They get power, which results in bigoted policies to keep power.
Your empathy is irrelevant if you have no power, which you don't. Do you not recognize that it's getting worse for the LGBT community? Potentially way fucking worse.
Your way isn't working, because you don't understand that it's not actually your way, it's the wealthy in power that have you hyperfocused on anything other than them hoarding wealth and consolidating power, and destroying what rights and freedom we have left.
The immigrant and LGBT stuff just gets bigots more energized to vote and fight. That is their tactic and they're winning.
The conservatives are gaining power and enacting policies to entrench power. Destruction of education means less educated, therefore more ignorance and bigotry. Easy to manipulate.
Progressives need to win first, get power, then enact policy changes. Protections and support for minorities only comes when we have the power to enact such policies.
Keep amplifying the LGBT and immigrant stuff, bigots will keep voting for the cons. They're winning.
Maybe, if we amplify how they're being ripped off and manipulated by billionaires, we might gain some non-zero support.
I knew you people would disagree but I don't care.
Inherently, leftists support protections for minorities. It's part of being decent.
The problem is the conservative propaganda noise machine has amplified the anti-immigrant, woke and LGBT stuff as a distraction from the fact that billionaires are hoarding and stealing your wealth. And they're gaining power to keep it this way.
The immigrant and LGBT stuff just angers bigots, gets them energized to vote against their own interests. Republicans are winning, bigly, not sure you've noticed.
It's working because of people like you who can't navigate this very successful propaganda.
What I would give for some actual leftists who are tough.
We need a younger bernie who is more aggressive. Shut the fuck up about woke and LGBT stuff. Speak only about how billionaires and corporations and wall street are exploiting the poor and working class.
Tax the billionaires. Support the Working class. Accountability for the rich. No more of this laws are only for the poor nonsense.
Free Healthcare. Free college/university. Free meals for kids in schools. Fund our fucking public schools. Make the rich pay for it or they can get the fuck out.
I'm honestly curious what kind of bubble this guy lives in. Who the fuck does he talk to on a regular basis?
It might be a lot of yes men, and people who feed his ego. His personality could be just to cut out anyone who has any level of differing opinions. Maybe he actually believes this shit he says. Who the fuck knows.
Geezus. Is he really fucking serious about this shit?
Remember, it ain't just trumps dumbfuck ass. He's got a whole cabal of his team telling him to do this shit and encouraging him. This idiot doesn't know wtf he's doing without other people feeding him info.
Yowza. That doesn't apply to my comments at all.