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LGBT Civil Rights and Activism

fightthegoodfightnow

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5. HHhhhhmm

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 08:19 PM

Oct 2012

It was one step backward....but no pain, no gain.

I agree that incrementalism often works in tandem with activism...and activism can cause pushback.

I did not vote for Clinton's re-election but in hind sight I was perhaps too tough on him. He did further the conversation even if DOMA or DADT were steps backwards.

Activism often creates the safe space for incrementalists to negotiate the terms of surrender.

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