"During a recent conversation, a friend of mine hit upon something which, while instinctively knowing it, I had never heard verbalized.
To paraphrase his observation, “All the progressive groups intentionally pick a name you can’t argue against without being labeled a bad person.”
In essence, a basic pre-requisite for a successful progressive organization seems to be a cleverly-worded name that appears harmless, regardless of its actual goals.
The more innocuous the phrase, the more you are shielded from criticism, justified or not.
Here are a few examples of groups with more radical agendas who hide behind names which, on the surface, you couldn’t possibly disagree with.
- Black Lives Matter
Likely the group most relevant to America’s current political scene, Black Lives Matter is a slogan that very few would disagree with.
Even attempting to make a nuanced point about the organization’s goals will see you denounced as a racist.
That’s precisely the point...
- Everytown for Gun Safety...
...Hiding behind innocuous names may serve these groups’ rhetoric for print and digital media, but any close examination of their goals and actions quickly reveals their purposes are far more out of step with the politics of most Americans than their names would suggest.
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