I was not a Yang supporter.
I do give credit where credit is due and his due credit was that he was not a Leftist drone, who thought the best way to win was to out Progressive the next Progressive in a hard-Left bend.
To that end, he made a very reasonable Tweet the other day.
If 68 million people do something it’s vital that we understand it.
— Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸 (@AndrewYang) November 5, 2020
Introspection. That is the point. The Blue Wave never happened. It wasn’t a landslide for Biden, and the Republicans made gains in the House.
A reasonable Democrat would want to figure this out to start to heal the country. Apparently, Yang is a somewhat reasonable Democrat.
The replies show exactly why reasonable Democrats are a dying breed and this nation will never heal.
We have already figured out their needs which is “white supremacy” so no thank you, I don’t think we should be meeting those needs.
— crt (@cherryredtoes) November 6, 2020
The problem is, for a lot of them, they just need to feel better than someone else. At that point, they basically need to push others down. That’s not a need we should meet.
— Kirsten Heffron NA NA NA NA, HEY HEY HEY, GOODBYE! (@KirstenHeffron) November 5, 2020
It’s a cult. It’s all about grievance. Guns, socialism, religious freedom. It’s not based on fact or reason.
— NOT THIS TIME! (@uncbare) November 6, 2020
Don’t forget racism because it is.
— Jennifer Vaden Barth (@jvadenbarth) November 6, 2020
I do . They are brainwashed by FOX propaganda
— SuburbanWomanAgainstTrump (@LissatheR) November 5, 2020
It’s called racism, sexism, homophobia & religious insularity
What’s so hard to understand?
— ? Brand Chili Can – I am a mask – (SARS-COV-2) (@can_chili) November 5, 2020
Failure in our education system and Fox News. They are voting against their own interests and don’t realize.
— Marianne Williamson’s Son ? (@zephjam) November 5, 2020
Just going to leave this here pic.twitter.com/7etO0Tut9m
— Big Bucks No Whammies ? (@NoWhammiesPls) November 5, 2020
They didn’t do anything, their racism did. It’s that simple and I am tired of trying to make sense of their racial resentment because that is what their votes were. Why is that on you or any minority to understand
— Arthur&Josephine (@ArthurJosephin6) November 5, 2020
Then start focusing on white supremacy. The politics of white grievance. They are single issue voters and that issue is maintaining power, white power.
50% of your nation dream of an Apartheid state in which only their votes count.
Policy doesn’t fix that.— Joanne Graphic (@GraphicJoanne) November 5, 2020
That’s enough, but they continue like that.
See, we are just a bunch of racist, sexist, homophobic, uneducated, bigots, who have been brainwashed by Fox News and are too stupid to understand that we are voting against our own interests.
We’re not people worth talking to or being asked about our opinions.
We should have our Progressive Democrat betters tell us what is best for us and force us to live like that.
When this is what the other side believes, there is no way to heal this nation, because why would they want to share a country with people who are clearly below them?
And, with a Brahmin as VP (I mean, President), there certainly is a template from which to work.
Judging from the “walk away” videos I have seen, nothing seems to open the eyes of leftists faster than other leftists’ responses to a reasonable statement or question that makes those other leftists choose between introspection and a statement of religious faith. It might be amusing to start a pool on how long it takes Mr. Yang to change sides…..
YMMV….
Seems most of those comments were projection. They sound just like they act..
I fought against the “uneducated” southern man thing forever. I fought against the “white privilege” thing for years.
I was homeless. Twice. I worked days while I went to school at night. I was living in my car. I eventually earned four college degrees. So what part of that says I am privileged or that I am uneducated?
“The problem is, for a lot of them, they just need to feel better than someone else. “
Says the person tweeting something that can kindly be considered smug self superiority.
Kettle, meet pot.
Sorry…accidental thumb down….
Tsk tsk, Mr. Yang. Keep up that line of thought and there’ll be no room for you in the modern Democratic Party.
Re that chart of “education” via the states, just graduating college doesn’t mean you are educated.
Indeed, I argue *negative* correlation
Yes, of the whole bunch, Yang was the only one that appealed to me as a person. I wouldn’t have chosen him as President, but I’d much rather have him than Harris and Co. Which is probably exactly why the Democrats rejected him. To reasonable, doesn’t take the SJW Religion seriously enough. And he’s not the “right” sort of minority.