“You bring up identity politics and I think that this is really causing a divide in the American left where we're rallying too much around identities. We should celebrate our heritage, we should organize by identity, but we shouldn't advocate and push for certain identities. We shouldn't talk about women suffrage, or plight of Muslims, or refugees; we should talk about our common American values.” ThinkingValuesCommonIdentityCelebrateOrganizeRefugeeSuffrageAmerican Values Author:Sam Rasoul
“I think the Democratic Party is firmly in the wilderness right now and doesn't know exactly what to do. We talk about trust. Fundamentally, the American people have lost a lot of trust in both parties, but in particular, my party. Growing trust is a very simple calculation: People want to know what your values are, and they watch your behaviors. If your behaviors align with your values, then they trust you. If you say I'm for the people, but we're just as bought off as the other party, or we say we're for fairness, but we gerrymander just like the other side, people see.” PeopleThinkingValuesSimplePartyBehaviorDemocraticWildernessFairnessDemocratic Party Author:Sam Rasoul
“The Democratic Party says we're inclusive, but it's clear sometimes we are not as inclusive. People see hypocrisy, they don't see alignment and values, and that's why there's a lack of trust. Moving forward, I want to be part of fighting for the heart and soul of the party saying we need to redefine our values and operationalize them.” PeopleHeartSoulSometimesMovingValuesFightingPartyDemocraticMoving ForwardHypocrisyDemocratic PartyHeart And SoulAlignment Author:Sam Rasoul
“As liberals are puppets in Donald Trump's show right now, all he needs to do is create any distraction and all of a sudden, the whole country is completely distracted, including the American left. We need to be laser focused on figuring out what are our values, what do we really want to be defending on the left, and how are we going to do that, coming up with the plan and moving forward.” CountryMovingValuesFocusedMoving ForwardDistractionDistracted Author:Sam Rasoul
“We need to be fighting and rallying around the common American values. This is where the Democratic Party needs to learn and grow as we move forward.” MovingValuesFightingPartyCommonDemocraticMoving ForwardDemocratic PartyAmerican Values Author:Sam Rasoul
“What happens with identity politics sometimes is there's a competition among the oppressed: You're more oppressed than me and if not, then unfortunately you may not receive as much attention. What we need to do is make sure we're focusing on what our core American values are, and ensure that everyone feels as though we are in this together.” SometimesTogetherValuesAttentionIdentityCompetitionOppressedAmerican Values Author:Sam Rasoul
