caryking said:
Civilized said:
caryking said:
Civilized said:
packgrad said:
lol
Democratic Unstoppable Force vs. Immovable Object!!
Civ, are you proud of this? These people represent aspects of your party?
How do you feel about Proud Boys and Oath Keepers representing aspects of your party?
Are you proud of this?
Pride parades aren't news. Pro-Palestinian protests are a distinctly minority position in the party.
Based on some of the (very few) things I know about either of those organizations, I don't have a problem with them. That said, I don't follow them. I really don't follow the pride crowd either; however, they make themselves so known, its hard to not see them...
BTW, you see how I answer your question as opposed to answering mine with a question...
You may want to read up a little more on the Proud Boys and Oathkeepers. They're militant Neo-fascist groups that (I hope to God) don't speak to the broader interests or agenda of Republicans even though they're out there providing security at Trump rallies, playing central roles in Jan 6, etc.
That's my answer to your question. The two-party, big-tent approach means there are groups and special interests and extremists on the margins that may technically be drawn to one of the two parties but that still don't represent mainstream or electorally viable views in that party.
Pride parades are so common and unobjectionable as to hardly warrant conversation by either party, aside from the right's current obsession with drag queens and the 1% of Americans that are trans. The majority of even Republicans at this point support gay marriage and civil protections for the LGBT crowd.
The Pro-Palestian agenda does not enjoy mainstream Democratic electoral support so there's no reason to be proud or not proud of it. It's just a minority position in the party and you'll always have those in a diverse electorate.