Quote (bogie160 @ Feb 13 2021 05:38pm)
I listened to his speech because I was interested in what the President had to say. The Biden administration is making an unprecedented effort to implement identity politics into the business of government.
If we want greater social safety nets, as large chunks of America seem to do, we cannot have uncontrolled immigration. And yet Biden has moved decisively in that direction.
If we want racial and ethnic unity, we need to end poverty, increase employment, decrease crime, and increase educational opportunity. Instead Biden purports to want a minimum wage which would significantly decrease employment, he opposes crime enforcement, and his administration is so deeply in the pockets of the teachers union that they can't come out and admit what is now medically accepted fact.
These aren't fringe issues. The people who believe they are don't understand what they're about.
Well... your example on how identity politics has overwhelmed the Biden agenda was him correcting himself on a particular word. Not a compelling case.
And now you bring up actual issues.
Again, Biden's first major legislative proposal is popular. I've said that the minimum wage increase is the worst part of it, and I'm hopeful it won't be included. This bill is focused on COVID and economic relief to Americans... including relief for children.
Now, I don't consider immigration, the minimum wage, and school openings issues that clearly fall into the identity politics bucket, at least in the way right-wingers think of identity politics(darkies, women, and gays). Although, these are all issues that I disagree with Biden on.
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