RE: Can progressives learn anything from Republicans?
August 2, 2018 at 8:50 am
(This post was last modified: August 2, 2018 at 8:53 am by John V.)
(August 2, 2018 at 8:44 am)The Industrial Atheist Wrote: My stance is that I don't want open borders. But I think those that have been here a certain time and have behaved themselves(while working) should have a path towards citizenship. They are Americans in most of the ways that count. I think those from South America and Central America that have come here legitimately to obtain refugee status should be looked at and treated humanely.
I think this is pretty close to what most average Democrat politicians would say.
Most average? Maybe. The problem is that it's the open boarders/abolish ICE sector of the party that gets most of the press, and the average Democrats (if they believe as you think) don't do anything to rein them in.
Same with racism. The average Democrat politician probably doesn't think that every person who voted for Trump is a racist, but that's the message that's getting out.
Another thing:
IMO Republicans are better at recognizing that there's far right, middle right, middle, middle left, and far left.
A lot of Dems seem to see only two groups: themselves and far right.
IOW, when they paint the real far right in a certain way, they paint so broadly that some in the middle feel included, and are offended.
