Democrats Should Give Up Identity Politics… It Isn’t Working for Them
The presidential election of 2016 was often touted as a “referendum” on President Barack Obama and the Democrats. Obama and the Democrats represented identity politics.
Republican nominee Donald Trump represented the opposition to the establishment and identity politics.
It has now been a little over a year since the nation elected Trump and rejected the Democrat strategy of identity politics, but the Democrats still do not want to accept the fact that the people have rejected them. Trump won the election, but the hydra of identity politics refuses to be slain.
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Men like Donald Trump Jr. are keeping the side of unity strong.
Trump Jr. has consistently called out identity politics on Twitter. Most recently, Trump Jr. replied to a CNN guest who said Trump refuses to criticize white men by listing several white men the president had criticized.
Democrats consistently point out how “racist” the statues are, while any reasonable person realizes that monuments of generals in American history are not intrinsically racist. Instead of divisive identity politics, the Republicans focus on culture and the responsible use of taxpayer money.
Removing the statues is expensive and they are a part of American history and, therefore, culture.
The Democrats even claim that the Republican tax plan is racist.
On Nov. 16, Newsweek published “How Will Black and Latino People Fare Under Trump’s Tax Plan? It Doesn’t Look Good.”
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The article claims that “(t)ax reform could be crafted to create inclusive growth, but the proposed GOP plan will only exacerbate the racial wealth gap and lift inequality growth, according to economists and tax lawyers.”
The author concedes that everyone would benefit from tax reform and “inclusive growth” could ensue. The problem? White people benefit too much.
This racial spin is bizarre. Democrats do not want a racially inclusive tax plan that benefits all Americans.
The article went on to quote a professor at Emory University as saying, “Tax law is generally created with white taxpayers in mind and this is another example of that.”
This is simply not true. There is no reason to believe legislators are consciously thinking about white people when they are creating legislation. Unlike racially minded professors and Democrats, Republican lawmakers are concerned with all American taxpayers.
Most Americans — black, white or Latino — look at the identity politics of the Democrats with disgust. More minorities voted for Trump in 2016 than they voted for Romney in 2012. The left’s strategy to divide America through identity politics is not working.
We must come together to reject identity politics and division, and embrace unity, compassion and reason. https://www.westernjournal.com/democrats-should-give-up-identity-politics-it-isnt-working-for-them/
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what else are they going to run on?
open borders? because more people getting free stuff is good for our economy?
bad trade deals? because less jobs in our country = more jobs in other countries?
a worse economy? because that will teach those evil bankers a lesson?
seriously... the left is out of gas, as long as they keep the progressive spirit alive in their party they are dead in the water.
my guess is it will take another decade before the dems figure out the only way they will get elected again is when they support "our country again, meaning: secure borders, fair trade deals, and a sovereign country
lets face the facts here.... obamas new normal of 2% GDP is pathetic. trump will crush obamas economic numbers no problem, leaving no way for dems to get elected on the economy anytime soon.
Bullshit. Trump represents 'European heritage' identity politics.
So you'd rather have "African heritage" of violently ever changing military regimes and famines or "Latin American heritage" of junta controlled govts and corruption?
All the left has is identity politics and open ended wasteful big govt spending programs that discourage incentive and productivity.
This racial spin is bizarre.
Not for the Democrats or anybody else that support them. Race is their go to excuse for EVERYTHING.
Just more right wing circle jerk material for conservatives spank bank. Their tiny xenophobic minds just want to label and push back against the bad rap their racism gets so they call it "identity politics" which makes them feel less like the southern good ol' boys from Deliverance that they really are.
More than half of the tax cut benefits are going to the top 1%. What do you think is the racial makeup of that 1%? 96.1% are white. So the point of the article is that the tax cuts are racist regardless of whether you like to imagine otherwise. Supposed "Identity politics" is nothing but a right wing smoke screen to try and hide their very racist agenda. It's the rights code word for "reverse racism" to make themselves feel like they're not as racist as they actually are.
I haven’t seen anything indicating minority’s in the top one percent will be paying different tax rates than whites.
So it's the GOPs fault that there aren't more billionaires of color when the DNC has been promoting socialism and redistribution of wealth for decades?