Identity politics = groupthink = loss of identity

A gay man is running for a California State Assembly seat. As might be expected, he is getting a lot of flak. But because he is running as a Republican, a lot of the flak is coming from Democrats:

…DeMaio has been the target of homophobic attacks. But where are those attacks coming from? It’s not always from the far right social conservatives you’d expect; rather, it’s been from DeMaio’s left – the liberal and Democrat-affiliated groups that you’d think would be proud that an openly gay successful businessman has decided to run for office.

One false attack drew the attention of the San Diego Ethics Commission. An anonymous left-wing group funded a SuperPac and sent mailers of DeMaio Photoshopped next to a drag queen to neighborhoods with a majority of elderly and African-American voters, knowing that such a photo would depress support for DeMaio.

That was so egregious and false that the group was fined by the city’s Ethics Commission, but even after that, and with his 100 percent voting record with the LGBT community, the Left still didn’t speak up to defend him. They told DeMaio, “It’s complicated.”

I’m sure. The Right, on the other hand, did speak up about it.

“I’ve found more tolerance, acceptance and inclusion from social conservative groups who have to reconcile that I’m a Republican who happens to be gay…versus the intolerance the LGBT leaders see me as a gay man who happens to be a Republican,” DeMaio said.

As the race heats up and DeMaio gains in the polls ahead of the Republican primary on June 3rd, the LGBT groups have gone from silence about his candidacy to actively working against him.

Naturally. The LGBT activists are almost invariably lackeys and operatives for the Democratic Party.

They can be depended upon to attack any gay person who disagrees with the left and says so, because identity politics works that way.


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    TheAJ

    Not sure how an anonymous left-wing group suddenly becomes The Left and then Democratic Party.

    The flyers are inexcusable.

    They can be depended upon to attack any gay person who disagrees with the left and says so, because identity politics works that way.

    Uh, if a candidate claims that he is not interested in pushing a gay rights agenda, why exactly should the LGBT community get behind him again? He cares more about fiscal issues, which is great, perfeclty fine. But because he’s gay himself, that’s the qualification?

    And you wonder why you guys can’t ever win any minority group over to your ideology?

    Rather than foaming at the mouth upon hearing about the left, think – should you vote for a candidate who uses marijuana and then claims he will do nothing to advance drug legalization? Rather than reverting to your tribal instincts, be honest, would you really feel compelled to vote for that candidate?