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Eva Young wrote
>In the case of Robert Lilligren, I believe 3 out of the 6 people screening
>Robert told him that DFL endorsement was the stickler for them -- not the
>way he answered the questions. All I know is there are lots of Gays within
>the 8th ward who are actively supporting Robert's campaign. Stonewall
>endorsement (or lack of) doesn't seem to make much difference. Issues like
>the Motel, 35W plans, Codefor and building this neighborhood are more
>important.
>
I find this post interesting because it begins to go to the heart
and soul of what neighborhood politics should be. Unlike demanding the sort
of party purity that many people in the DFL shout about, this deals with
issues and real "Kitchen Table" politics. I am really glad that there are
orginizations within the parties such as the Stonewall DFL, Log Cabin
Republicans, DFL green caucus and the Lavendar Green caucus, which insure
that the parties address the environment, civil rights and discrimination,
but what good is any of it if you can't address the freeway plans, police
brutality, immigration and the cultural infrastructure without being held to
some sort of test about party loyalty. I think every one of us who are
running for public office this year are doing so because we feel that
important issues are either not being addressed or that our perspectives are
not being addressed. One of the things that we continue to do as a campaign
is to hold meetings in peoples homes and talk about deep issues that often
won't get addressed in a more formal atmosphere such as racism and it's
complexity; abuse of police power and how it really affects all of us. Then
there are the little things, such as how many of us don't even know who are
next door neighbors are and how it seems that one of our major problems as a
city is simply that we don't talk to each other or look each other in the eye
as we walk on by. I don't even know if politics can even effectivly address
those
sorts of issues, but it's nice to get beyond the egotism that someitmes
seems to dominate the political discussion. It's the kitchen table politics
that I find the most interesting.
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