Difference between revisions of "Democrat (Social Identity)"

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That social identity in American politics which is opposed American (Social Identity) .

Democrats don't necessarily agree on what to value. What they all have in common is rejection of some or all values embraced by the American social identity. Despite their conflicting priorities, Democrats coalesce quite effectively against:

• National pride ("Jingoism")
• Primacy of the individual as the only entity which can have moral agency (group has moral agency; individual abdicates conscience)
• Individual liberty, including the right to go armed (opposition to First and Second Amendments)
• Reverence for the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America (meaningless twaddle; pointless, frustrating obstruction)
• Understanding of American institutions as being fundamental to civilization: equality before the law, jury trials, checks and balances between the branches of government, limited/enumerated powers, inalienable rights, etc. (law should serve "social justice"; power should not be limited; rich/connected/designated victims receive preferential treatment)
• A can-do attitude (can petition government to do)
• Love of the American Flag and the National Anthem (ugly jingoism)
• Fighting spirit (meekness and submission; what Nietzsche associated with "slave morality")
• Neighborliness and trust; the sense that we are all one national family (violent division along ethnic/cultural/class lines)
• Promotion for merit; reward for hard work, creativity, or successful risk-taking (equality of outcome; affirmative action)
• Leadership in technology (government as prime innovator)
• Lawfulness in government (not a concern; laws are for little people)
• War on principle; Victory in war (jingoism)