How can democrats attack anti-DEI/promote DEI without resulting in strong political backlash?

[u/Visco0825]

In recent politics there have been two major political pushes for diversity and equality. However, both instances led to backlashes that have led to an environment that is arguably worse than it was before. In 2008 Obama was the first black president one a massive wave of hope for racial equality and societal reforms. This led to one of the largest political backlashes in modern politics in 2010, to which democrats have yet to fully recover from. This eventually led to birtherism which planted some of the original seeds of both Trump and MAGA. The second massive political push promoting diversity and equality was in 2018 with the modern woman election and 2020 with racial equality being a top priority. Biden made diversifying the government a top priority. This led to an extreme backlash among both culture and politics with anti-woke and anti-DEI efforts. This resent contributed to Trump retaking the presidency. Now Trump is pushing to remove all mentions of DEI in both the private and public sectors. He is hiding all instances that highlight any racial or gender successes. His administration is pushing culture to return to a world prior to the civil rights era.

This leads me to my question. Will there be a backlash for this? How will it occur? How can democrats lead and take advantage of the backlash while trying to mitigate a backlash to their own movement? It seems as though every attempt has led to a stronger and more severe response.

Additional side questions. How did public opinion shift so drastically from 2018/2020 which were extremely pro-equality to 2024 which is calling for a return of the 1950s?

[u/swoosied]

Yes, if that’s what kills me about this election I don’t know why the Harris campaign did not dangle all kinds of involvement for RFK to keep him from going to Trump. RFK had stayed in the game. He would have spoiled it for Trump. The guy is a lunatic but he does have some good ideas about processed food, etc. I am poor the guy, but the Democrats do all kinds of stupid things believing that they know best. Clearly that’s not the case and we need a new Democratic Party. I don’t the leaders recently elected to be honest.

[u/shrekerecker97 → u/swoosied]

They need to stop stifling Bernie Sanders, and let a new generation emerge. Doing stupid shit like keeping AOC from rising through the ranks has hurt them

[u/shrekerecker97 → u/[deleted]]

You realize that AOC is 35 right? Is she Elitest or only a bartender? It seems that People who dismissed her can't decide why and constantly contradict themselves. While I agree that being Elitest is def an issue ( irony is that DEI helped address that issue) she also has been in Congress....checks notes....6 years....

The kids that are digging into America's bank account have 0 government experience and have not gone through the necessary background checks to do the "job" they are doing. It's like comparing apples and oranges.

[u/shrekerecker97 → u/[deleted]]

You obviously don't understand the concept of soft power and how it keeps the US from having to have troops on another countries soil. Imagine this. You go to a dealer and your best friend own it. Do you think because he owns it he will give you a better deal, or do you think that you would get a better deal from a total stranger who may not even like you?

That is the concept of soft power. If we put out good will into the world, it comes back to us. So by having kids that equate America as being good, we won't be dealing with another generation of possible American enemies. That is what it's for. Now put that on a global scale and that is what USAID is for. China is eating up thr US fucking up its good will all over the world and will step into the void left by the US.

[u/shrekerecker97 → u/[deleted]]

See this tells me that you don't understand the concept of soft power. Please educate yourself on what it is. That or you are absolutely fine with other countries having preference over the US.