Tim, you got it sort of right. I do think the issues you stated directly relate to why so many are leaving the democratic party - and you are the first person I have read to list something concrete. I applaud your vision. But, you are wrong to say the republicans are ignoring the issues you think the democrats now need to open their eyes…
Tim, you got it sort of right. I do think the issues you stated directly relate to why so many are leaving the democratic party - and you are the first person I have read to list something concrete. I applaud your vision. But, you are wrong to say the republicans are ignoring the issues you think the democrats now need to open their eyes to. My husband and I - Evanstonians - left the party during covid. We tried to bring a different awareness to the Evanston community that the school closures were mostly hurting the people D202 and D65 were trying to protect. I wrote letters and spoke at school board meetings. I was shunned and called a murdering racist, including being publicly shamed on FB from our community. All my democratic friends remained silent. In Evanston it is very dangerous to think differently and to speak these thoughts. This is not a welcome tribe.
Some additional perspective of my experience is that the people who were curious and concerned alongside us were republicans. They were republicans and we could discuss these issues with curiosity and data. With every false accusation to what your neighbors (call them Barrington) are doing or not doing, you only drive a bigger divide. Almost half of our state has left the democratic party. My recommendation is stop thinking it's about Trump and maybe for a moment think that we too want a strong and healthy black, brown and white community. I know we can get there.
Tim, you got it sort of right. I do think the issues you stated directly relate to why so many are leaving the democratic party - and you are the first person I have read to list something concrete. I applaud your vision. But, you are wrong to say the republicans are ignoring the issues you think the democrats now need to open their eyes to. My husband and I - Evanstonians - left the party during covid. We tried to bring a different awareness to the Evanston community that the school closures were mostly hurting the people D202 and D65 were trying to protect. I wrote letters and spoke at school board meetings. I was shunned and called a murdering racist, including being publicly shamed on FB from our community. All my democratic friends remained silent. In Evanston it is very dangerous to think differently and to speak these thoughts. This is not a welcome tribe.
Some additional perspective of my experience is that the people who were curious and concerned alongside us were republicans. They were republicans and we could discuss these issues with curiosity and data. With every false accusation to what your neighbors (call them Barrington) are doing or not doing, you only drive a bigger divide. Almost half of our state has left the democratic party. My recommendation is stop thinking it's about Trump and maybe for a moment think that we too want a strong and healthy black, brown and white community. I know we can get there.
My name is Tom :)
Tom! :)