At 03:09 PM 05/05/2002 -0500, Steve Sumner wrote: >I have found all this talk about the DFL Feminist caucus very interesting. >It sounds to me that the representation of the people that one group >consider themselves representing can be achieved without having to get the >endorsement of that group. >More people need to remember that at the voting booth next time. I have >never been in favor of playing "gender" or "race" politics for this very >reason. Everyone has their own special interests, and I support the >practice of expressing those interests by group identification. My point is >that any one group isn't the end all be all when it comes to expressing >those interests.
This whole feminist caucus discussion reminds me of what alienated me from the DFL 10 years ago or so. I really question whether the DFL Feminist Caucus really represents Feminist ideas in the DFL or just is a hack club. If the endorsement of Skoglund over Wagenius was payback for Wagenius's support of RT Rybak, which is what this sounds like, it just makes the group less relevant to anyone. Eva Eva Young Central Neighborhood Minneapolis "You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone - not just you! You may leave the room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc., but the world is full of idiots, and probably always will be." --Article II of the Bill of Non-Rights. _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
