OPINION:
I have real sympathy for die-hard Democrats as their party digs in on its wildly unpopular policies. As revealed at its recent leadership meeting, the Democratic Party clings to identity politics and “diversity, equity and inclusion,” two philosophies that are proven dividers with negative consequences for the very people they are supposed to help. DEI in particular has wasted billions of dollars in an effort to encourage us to judge others by their skin color, reversing decades of progress toward a color-blind society and casting doubt on the earned achievements of too many hard-working and highly motivated minorities.
The Democrats’ insistence on supporting “instruction” on gender ideology in our elementary public schools and their insistence on accepting trans “women” in girls sports and women’s prisons is unlikely to win them new voters. Their continuing support of illegal immigration — to the point of blocking Homeland Security officials from arresting and deporting violent criminals — is also likely to cost them dearly in the next elections.
That the Democratic Party continues to cling to the proven disasters of Marxist ideology bewilders me. The leaders seem determined to abandon common sense. Meanwhile, it’s clear frustration is growing among rank-and-file Democrats who possess common sense but still feel they must remain loyal to the party.
There are indications that some are trying to change the party from within. However unlikely, I wish them success. I dread any alternative which includes a return to “woke” ideology. Class envy and racial division are no way to run a country.
KATHY DEMAY
Knightdale, North Carolina
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