But I bet you wouldn't disagree with that, and had my original focus been on Conservatives instead of Progressives, you wouldn't have taken any exception to the thread.
Whether or not I question you has nothing to do with whether your particular generalization here was appropriate. I note that you don't even try to defend your position here other than to state that there are some things we can generally say about progressives. Instead you are simply defending the right to generalize in an unwarranted fashion.
At least if I use Trump as an example, I can cite the poll results which suggest that large segments of Republican voters love what he says. On the other hand, there seems little reason to tar progressives with any particular thing Sean Penn says. In this case, we pretty much all agree that Sean Penn missed the mark here.
Look in the fucking mirror some time! We, as Progressives, have some issues we need to sort out as well.").
Of course that statement is true. Maybe you'll hit on one of those issues in a future post.
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