Jeremy Cummings
Jul 27, 2017 · 2 min read

I hope this is trolling, because its an incredibly ignorant critique of the democrats based on the actions of a small demographic within the party. If you only read the twitter feeds of angry 16–20 year olds, then sure, this us accurate. But I and my other lefty friends do care about the constitution and American values.

Taking the most extreme version of a viewpoint and ascribing it to the entire party shows a lack of empathy and intellectual rigor on your part.

Many of your critiques of the democratic party could be applied just as easily to the republican party as it currently stands. Many Trump voters seem to not know that there are religious freedom clauses in the constitution, or that you can’t just wave a magic wand and make a perfect healthcare system. Furthermore, many republicans are so enamored with the idea of American independence that they fail to see the countless ways that our country is inextricably bound to other global superpowers. The republican party, just like the democratic party, is filled with self-serving neocons who sell out average Americans in the interest of war profiteering and other economic foul play. The powerful on either side of politics will always serve the powerful, and will appeal to the popular sentiments of the less educated to remain powerful.

Also, please tell me how hating on Muslims and gays while touting the “American” identity is not a form of identity politics draped in a veneer of American exceptionalism. There are factions in the republican party, such as the alt-right who deal exclusively in identity politics. Promoting the European identity and the inferiority of minorities is the worst form of identity politics and it has a far darker history in America than any lefty’s angry twitter rants ever could.

Jeremy Cummings

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