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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think, to a large degree, the entire progressive thing is largely about image rather than substance, about being seen striking the right poses and signaling for the right causes rather than actually living anything out. It's what the late writer Tom Wolfe referred to as "radical chic."

Several years ago after a divorce, I (white lady, then late 30s, conservative) met a nice guy while I was out on girls night. He happened to be from Honduras. A week or so later at a social event at a progressive college friend’s house, another progressive friend, upon seeing his pic said something along the lines of “whoa…republican MyName, dating a Latino.” I said “first off, I’m conservative,  to republican. There’s a difference. Secondly, what’s the big deal. He seems nice.”

In my head I’m thinking, I’m out-progressiving the progressives. They’re all white, living in an affluent part of town, married to other white people. I’m the one mentoring at-risk kids and (a few years later) was adopted as godmom to my daughter’s black bestie who is now just part of our family. Not trying to pat myself on the back. I’m just trying to be the person I’m supposed to be. [/quote]

Acting shocked that your dating a Latino is a great example of how insular and ignorant progressives tend to be. They have some ridiculous caricatured image of conservatives in their heads that doesn't come close to matching the reality for most people, and because they frequently don't get out of their extremely sheltered bubble of group think, they don't have the opportunity to learn about other people from actual experience. [/quote]

One of my progressive friends was talking about how her son was pansexual. This was a few years back and I'd not heard the term. She said "You would not understand because you're conservative." I asked her to explain it to me and it turns out, she could not, so it was not me who didn't understand. I get the general idea now but it illustrates the ridiculous notions we hold sometimes about people who don't see the world like we do. [/quote]

That’s rich. [/quote]

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