A popular Conservative view holds that liberal politics is the result of the guilt of privilege. Thinking about this for a while allowed me to see that there is a sliver of truth in that notion, but that it really misses the mark. Furthermore, the mark is important because it allows Democrats to see who they are and why they are here.
The guilt, you see, stems from a longing for justice, and in the case of privileged Democrats the longing is for economic justice. There is nothing to be ashamed of there, unless you consider the teachings of Jesus Christ unethical.
Then, the big picture started to hit me:
Black people support Democrats because they are interested in social justice.
Unions seek economic justice ala the rich Democrats but from the vantage point of the bottom of the barrel.
Trial Lawyers are looking for criminal justice.
What Democrats stand for, then, is breathed in a word: Justice.
So, get out there and start talking about social justice, and criminal justice, and economic justice, and level playing fields, and equal protection under the law, since that is speaking from the heart of a Democrat.
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