What happens when the Left's favorite 'oppressed' groups turn against each other?

Question

It would appear that The Left's strategy of Balkanizing America by breaking it down into allegedly victimized special interest groups that compete for preferential treatment is (predictably) blowing up in its face, as each "oppressed" clan tries to out-snivel the others:

July 31, 2007 -- Three veteran workers at the state's Human Rights Division have lobbed federal lawsuits at the agency, charging a bizarre pattern of discrimination that hurts women and blacks in favor of gay white men

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07312007/news/nationalnews/gay_white__males_suit_nationalnews_kati_cornell.htm

Hmm, apparently they didn't get the Left's memo - it's the white hetero Christian male that is the source of all evil in the world, and the oppresed groups must work together to destroy him - right libs?

Or here's a solution: why don't we go back to regarding human beings as individuals? Then people could advance by merit, instead of by being sufficiently devoid of self-respect to claim victim status

Answer 1

Vaughn,

I happen to be a white, male, heterosexual and would like to ask when exactly I was worshipped? Would it be when I asked for financial aid for my education and was told, "If you were a minority you would qualify." Would it be when I was attending "mandetory fun" functions at my job celebrating "Black/Hispanic/Womans/Anything except white male history" month? Would it be when some massive protest was held because some white guy went to jail? (obviously not since that never happens)

I admit white males have had it good historically. Doesn't mean I need to recieve reverse discrimination now. I never held anyone down. I wasn't even born by the time the tides had turned on your average male WASP. I'm just some guy. You want to talk equality, then genuinely treat everyone 100% equal.

(Side note: I have no problem with honoring other culture sub-groups, and etc. I have a problem with everyone telling me I'm the one who is handed everything and in reality I'm handed nothing and my lack of being minority prevents me from a number of benfits.)

Answer 2

What you state in there, is one of the main reasons I HATE liberalism! Catering to and victimizing special interest and minority groups! Especially how a lot of liberals act like White Christians are the source of all evil, greed and oppression in the world.

Answer 3

Good question, Dead Marxist!

It has to be just a matter of time until different selfish interest groups, united in liberalism, have conflict with each other.

We saw Hillary, single-handledly set the "women's lib" movement back 20 years; Hillary organized and strategized the physical attacks, the reputation attacks and the overall assault on victims of Billy Boy. By attacking Paula Jones, to support their brethren in socialism, the public saw "women's lib" as another socialist partner, corrupted by the disease and hypocrisy, evidenced in every single liberal and "selfish interest" group, throughout the USA.

Watching sattellites of the socialist brotherhood, collide and disintegrate is what I consider "high end" entertainment. Watching liberals tear each other apart is my kind of amusement.

Pass the popcorn, please, Dead Marxist!

Answer 4

The left reads the sweet sounding legislation they want to pass, pat themselves on the back for a job well done and let 'er rip, always ignoring the laws of unintended consequences and good old human nature. Tout benefits, ignore costs. Minimum wage laws are another example... always a photo op with clueless politicians smiling and slapping backs, nothing when the pink slips get issued.

Answer 5

I'm trying to find some sort of minority for myself to join so that I dont feel left out.It appears that the central idea to this wave of correctness and 'rights' is that a group of people are OK , but another group is not ok.I basically hate everyone,apart from the individuals who are my friends,and I'm willing to give anyone the benefit of any doubt when I first meet them. I don't need any advice on this,particularly from a group of people who think they know better than anyone else.Like all people , I make up my own mind .

Answer 6

In order to convince Americans to vote for big-government, high-tax liberal policies they must be convinced that big-government, high-tax liberal policies are what they need. They must be convinced that they cannot do without these policies and that those who would tell them that they can do without such policies don’t really care about them. Splitting us into "specialized little groups of victims" then promising the moon to each and every one has worked quite well for them in the past. Are these group starting to realize that at times THEY are really Peter and the other group is Paul?

Answer 7

the entire government structure and that includes everyone on the public payroll or working for government contracts, police, teachers, firemen, state employees etc etc (40% of the population now)are terrified a cost cutting party gets into power and turns the tap off on the gravy train, so any government agency wants the left to run the budget FBI, ATF,FAA,NSA, NTSB etc

Answer 8

It doesn't stop at race and sexual orientation. The top 50% of wage earners are now paying 96.7% of federal income tax. In this country, we are now more polarized than ever before.

Ask not what can you do for your country, but what can my country give me today (based on my race, disability, pyschiatric condition, etc.).

Answer 9

It sounds to me like, as a member of a group called white hetro Christian males, you feel like you're a member of an oppressed group.

Answer 10

In the end, it will be the biggest dog will devour the rest and then the biggest dog will be eaten by his own ideology, as one who speaks out of both sides of their mouths will find that they were pawns and not to be trusted.