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You miss the point of my post, collective action in a republic/democracy is almost a must as long as the system is pure and functional (
). The crux of the issue is that collective action doesn't need to fall under collectivism. Groups/classes/tribes/etc can advocate for legislator written in an individualist humanist spirit collectively. When you enshrine in law special privilege's for one group it sets the precedent for others, even enshrining the same laws for everyone but in a group by group basis sets a bad example and will most likely lead to problems later on.These movements don't always result in collectivist legislator/law in fact I think the reality is that the American people are on a whole very allergic to it, but that doesn't excuse the rhetoric or the ways in which they go about getting there. I don't think people think enough about words and their implications, they just spout shit off because they think it sounds good. They don't realize how ideas and values are all intrinsically connected, at least not on a conscious level most of the time. Words and the way you use them are very important, and even a seemingly innocent phrase can have very big ramifications on those around you years or decades later (although with the advent of the internet this is amplified 10 fold).
Women and racial minorities did have legitimate gripes, and maybe its too much to ask people who were typically under educated as a whole to think through the way in which they conducted themselves, but to deny that the impact is not felt today in the modern progressive movement is denying reality. Your telling me that the black liberation movement we see today that argues for reparation's and other special privilege's has no connection to the original civil rights movement? Your telling me that the feminist's movements of the 20th century have no connection to whatever wave of feminism we're on now? Similarly the LGBTQ activism that went on during the 20th century isn't related to the faggotry we see today?
A great book to help you think about the evolution of ideas especially in culture is the book "The Crisis of German Ideology"( featuring everyone's favorites the nazis, with cool a picture of mein fuhrer on the cover)
