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I suspect the American left focused on LGBTQ+ issues because it was a "safe" mission.
Increasing official tolerance there was no threat to their donors or the wealthy in general. Nobody had to pay more in taxes or submit to meaningful government regulstion to enforce "don't explicitly fire/assault/refuse to marry someone for being gay/trans". Arguably those policies could have ecen come out of broader expectations for "stay out of people's personal lives" rather than making special cutouts and declaring a marginal group.
Looks impressive, accomplishes very little. Pretty much sums up the Democratic party for the last 50 years.
I don't know what "very little" means to you, but I have friends that are married with children, unlikely to face violence motivated by bigotry (location dependant, YMMV), and have legal protections from discrimination in housing and employment.
When I was a kid they could get fired or evicted with no recource, and if they had the temerity to poke their head out of the closet someone could kick their ass with impunity unless they were seriously injured or killed, and sometimes even then.
But sure, "very little," let's go with that.
I guess the real satire is in the comments. Do we blame the dems for having actual plans to help more than the ruling class, or do we blame the gopniks for locking down house and/or senate to block anything positive for us poors for 49.7 of the last 50 years?
Republicans want minorities to die.
Democrats don't want minorities to die, but are less effective than I would like.
bOtH sIdEs ArE bAd!1!1
Oh jeeze, hoisted by your own retard...
Bud your point isn't complicated or even slightly difficult to understand, it's just bad (and uses slurs)
Oh you're reeeeally not very good at this, are you.
If you go somewhere that smells like shit: that place smells like shit.
If everywhere you go smells like shit: Check your shoe for shit.
If everyone is "literally too stupid to understand the entire point" then you are literally too stupid to articulate your point.
You really hit a nerve there. lol.