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Democrats’ 2020 Platform tracks Black Lives Matter Mission Statement
The Black Lives Matter organization has responded to howls of protest by removing their Mission Statement from their web site. However, before they removed it, I copied it and embedded it here in footnote #1 (scroll down).
Footnote #2 (scroll down) displays the key planks in the Democrats’ 2020 Party Platform.
The two documents track each other in lock-step on “Systemic American Racism” and “LGBTQ+ Rights”. I have bolded those shared moral norms on both footnotes, and, offer some of them here for you, side-by-side, so that you can see the obvious marriage between the Black Lives Matter organization and the Democratic Party.
Black Lives Mission Statement
Violence is inflicted on Black communities by the state. (BLM Mission Statement)
Black Lives Matter began as a call to action in response to state-sanctioned violence and anti-Black racism. (BLM Mission Statement)
We took to the streets in a search for justice for all those torn apart by state-sanctioned anti-Black racism. (BLM Mission Statement)
Democrat Party 2020 Platform
We must root out structural and systemic racism in the American criminal justice system. (Democrat Party Platform, p. 35)
We will correct the systemic misconduct in America’s police departments. (Democrat Party Platform, p. 36)
We are committed to standing up to the racism and bigotry endemic in America’s laws, culture, and society. (Democrat Party Platform, p. 40)
Race-neutral polices are not sufficient to rectify race-based disparities in the American culture or system of government. (Democrat Party Platform, p. 40)
We will recover, celebrate, and highlight Black history as American history. (Democrat Party Platform, p. 40)
Because Black Lives Matter, we will establish a national commission to study slavery reparation payments to Black persons. (Democrat Party Platform, p. 40)
Black Lives Mission Statement
We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure. (BLM Mission Statement)
We make space for transgender brothers and sisters to participate and lead. (BLM Mission Statement)
We are self-reflexive (“self-reflexive” means self-ruling, respecting only one’s own authority) and do the work required to dismantle cisgender privilege (“cisgender” refers to a person who identifies as the same anatomical sex with which he was born) and uplift Black trans folk. (BLM Mission Statement)
We foster a queer‐affirming network. When we gather, we do so with the intention of freeing ourselves from the tight grip of heteronormative thinking (“heteronormative thinking” is the belief that heterosexuality is a moral norm). (BLM Mission Statement)
Democrat Party 2020 Platform
We will protect and promote the equal rights of LGBTQ+ people. (Democrat Party Platform, p. 6)
We support LGBTQ+ inclusive sex education in all public schools. (Democrat Party Platform, P. 32)
We will enact and enforce health insurance coverage for gender transition, gender confirmation surgery, and hormone therapy for gender transition. (Democrat Party Platform, P. 33)
We will lift the current ban on blood donations by gay and bisexual Americans. (Democrat Party Platform, P. 33)
We will increase federal funding for research into health disparities by race, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation. (Democrat Party Platform, P. 34)
We will appoint U.S. Supreme Court justices and federal judges who will uphold the civil rights of LGBTQ+ persons. (Democrat Party Platform, P. 39)
We will ensure that LGBTQ+ persons are allowed to adopt and foster children. (Democrat Party Platform, P. 42)
We will guarantee transgender students to access facilities (bathrooms) based on their gender identity. (Democrat Party Platform, P. 42)
We will ensure that all transgender and non-binary (multi-sex) people can obtain government identification documents which accurately state their gender identity. (Democrat Party Platform, P. 42)
We reject the use of religious exemptions to allow businesses, medical providers, social service agencies, and others to refuse service to LGBTQ+ persons. (Democrat Party Platform, P. 48)
We will enact laws prohibiting the detention of illegal immigrant persons who are gay, lesbian, transgender, gender non-conforming, or intersex. (Democrat Party Platform, P. 63)
We will restore the United States’ position of leadership on LGBTQ+ issues by passing the GLOBE Act
and, by appointing senior leaders to drive and coordinate LGBTQ+ issues at the State Department, USAID, and the National Security Council. (Democrat Party Platform, P. 83)
We will amplify the voices of LGBTQ+ persons around the world. (Democrat Party Platform, P. 83)
We will enact laws to protect groups based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. (Democrat Party Platform, P. 84)
Footnote #1
Black Lives Matter
Mission Statement
What We Believe
https://blacklivesmatter.com/
what-we-believe/
Four years ago, what is now known as the Black Lives Matter Global Network began to organize. It started out as a chapter-based, member-led organization whose mission was to build local power and to intervene when violence was inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes.
In the years since, we’ve committed to struggling together and to imagining and creating a world free of anti-Blackness, where every Black person has the social, economic, and political power to thrive.
Black Lives Matter began as a call to action in response to state-sanctioned violence and anti-Black racism. Our intention from the very beginning was to connect Black people from all over the world who have a shared desire for justice to act together in their communities. The impetus for that commitment was, and still is, the rampant and deliberate violence inflicted on us by the state.
Enraged by the death of Trayvon Martin and the subsequent acquittal of his killer, George Zimmerman, and inspired by the 31-day takeover of the Florida State Capitol by POWER U and the Dream Defenders, we took to the streets. A year later, we set out together on the Black Lives Matter Freedom Ride to Ferguson, in search of justice for Mike Brown and all of those who have been torn apart by state-sanctioned violence and anti-Black racism. Forever changed, we returned home and began building the infrastructure for the Black Lives Matter Global Network, which, even in its infancy, has become a political home for many.
Ferguson helped to catalyze a movement to which we’ve all helped give life. Organizers who call this network home have ousted anti-Black politicians, won critical legislation to benefit Black lives, and changed the terms of the debate on Blackness around the world. Through movement and relationship building, we have also helped catalyze other movements and shifted culture with an eye toward the dangerous impacts of anti-Blackness.
These are the results of our collective efforts.
The Black Lives Matter Global Network is as powerful as it is because of our membership, our partners, our supporters, our staff, and you. Our continued commitment to liberation for all Black people means we are continuing the work of our ancestors and fighting for our collective freedom because it is our duty.
Every day, we recommit to healing ourselves and each other, and to co-creating alongside comrades, allies, and family a culture where each person feels seen, heard, and supported.
We acknowledge, respect, and celebrate differences and commonalities.
We work vigorously for freedom and justice for Black people and, by extension, all people.
We intentionally build and nurture a beloved community that is bonded together through a beautiful struggle that is restorative, not depleting.
We are unapologetically Black in our positioning. In affirming that Black Lives Matter, we need not qualify our position. To love and desire freedom and justice for ourselves is a prerequisite for wanting the same for others.
We see ourselves as part of the global Black family, and we are aware of the different ways we are impacted or privileged as Black people who exist in different parts of the world.
We are guided by the fact that all Black lives matter, regardless of actual or perceived sexual identity, gender identity, gender expression, economic status, ability, disability, religious beliefs or disbeliefs, immigration status, or location.
We make space for transgender brothers and sisters to participate and lead.
We are self-reflexive (“self-reflexive” means self-ruling, respecting only one’s own authority) and do the work required to dismantle cisgender privilege (“cisgender” refers to a person who identifies as the same anatomical sex with which he was born) and uplift Black trans folk, especially Black trans women who continue to be disproportionately impacted by trans-antagonistic violence.
We build a space that affirms Black women and is free from sexism, misogyny, and environments in which men are centered.
We practice empathy. We engage comrades with the intent to learn about and connect with their contexts.
We make our spaces family-friendly and enable parents to fully participate with their children. We dismantle the patriarchal practice that requires mothers to work “double shifts” so that they can mother in private even as they participate in public justice work.
We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and “villages” that collectively care for one another, especially our children, to the degree that mothers, parents, and children are comfortable.
We foster a queer‐affirming network. When we gather, we do so with the intention of freeing ourselves from the tight grip of heteronormative thinking (“heteronormative thinking” is the belief that heterosexuality is a moral norm), or rather, the belief that all in the world are heterosexual (unless s/he or they disclose otherwise).
We cultivate an intergenerational and communal network free from ageism. We believe that all people, regardless of age, show up with the capacity to lead and learn.
We embody and practice justice, liberation, and peace in our engagements with one another.
Footnote #2
Democrats’ 2020 Platform (excerpts)
- We reject “America First” as a legitimate foreign policy. (p. 5, 72-73)
- We will end the (Republicans’) war on government. (p. 6)
- We will root out structural and systemic racism in America. (p.6)
- We will protect and promote the equal rights of LGBTQ+ people. (p. 6)
- The American economy is rigged against working families and the middle class. (p 13)
- Our (American) system is rigged against the American people. (p. 14)
- It is a moral imperative that we make sure that everyone can thrive regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity. (p. 14)
- We will strengthen labor rights for all government employees including a federal guarantee for all public sector employees to bargain (and strike?) for better pay, benefits, and working conditions. (p. 15)
- The U.S. economy is rigged against the American people. (P. 22)
- We will reverse President Trump’s tax cuts. (P. 22)
- We demand universal health care coverage. (P. 27)
- Every woman should be able to access safe and legal abortions. (P. 32)
- We will restore federal funding for Planned Parenthood (P. 32)
- We will protect and codify the right to abortion. (P. 32)
- We support LGBTQ+ inclusive sex education in all public schools. (P. 32)
- We will enact and enforce health insurance coverage for gender transition, gender confirmation surgery, and hormone therapy for gender transition. (P. 33)
- We will lift the current ban on blood donations by gay and bisexual Americans. (P. 33)
- We will increase federal funding for research into health disparities by race, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation. (P. 34)
- The American system has criminalized poverty and over-policed Black and Latino communities. (P. 35)
- We must root out structural and systemic racism in the American criminal justice system. (P. 35)
- All juvenile (under 18) criminal records should be automatically sealed and expunged. (P. 36)
- We will correct the systemic misconduct in America’s police departments. (P. 36)
- We will eliminate the use of surplus military weapons by police departments. (P. 37)
- We will lower the “intent” standards for prosecuting law enforcement officials. (P. 37)
- We will establish a national registry of police officers who have abused their power. (P. 37)
- No one should be in prison solely for drug use or possession. (P. 37)
- No one should be in prison for refusing to pay fines, fees, or other simple violations. (P. 38)
- We will repeal all mandatory minimum sentences for federal crimes (P. 38)
- We will abolish the death penalty. (P. 38)
- We will confirm federal judges who have been public defenders, legal aid attorneys, and civil rights lawyers. (P. 38)
- We will appoint U.S. Supreme Court justices and federal judges who will uphold the civil rights of LGBTQ+ persons. (P. 39)
- We are committed to standing up to the racism and bigotry endemic in America’s laws, culture, and society. (P. 40)
- Race-neutral polices are not sufficient to rectify race-based disparities in the American culture or system of government. (P. 40)
- We will recover, celebrate, and highlight Black history as American history. (P. 40)
- We will remove all Confederate statues from public properties. (P. 40)
- Because Black Lives Matter, we will establish a national commission to study slavery reparation payments to Black persons. (P. 40)
- Every woman should be able to access safe and legal abortions. (P. 42)
- We will ensure that LGBTQ+ persons are allowed to adopt and foster children. (P. 42)
- We will guarantee transgender students to access facilities (bathrooms) based on their gender identity. (P. 42)
- We will ensure that all transgender and non-binary (multi-sex) people can obtain government identification documents which accurately state their gender identity. (P. 42)
- We will maximize federal funding to the Indian Health Service and the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement act, no matter where those persons live. (P.45)
- We will combat hurtful and racist Native American stereotypes in American culture, especially those associated with sports teams and educational institutions. (P. 45)
- We support self-governance and self-determination for Native Hawaiians. (P. 47)
- We will work with states and localities to protect the lives of sex workers. (P. 47)
- We reject the use of religious exemptions to allow businesses, medical providers, social service agencies, and others to refuse service to LGBTQ+ persons. (P. 48)
- We will dismantle practices which have targeted Muslims as security threats. (P. 48)
- We condemn the demonization of the Muslim faith community. (P. 48)
- We support public funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and for art and music education in public schools. (P. 49)
- We support federal grants to non-profit cultural organizations, artists, and scholars. (P. 49)
- We will help reduce heat stress in urban neighborhoods by planting millions of trees. (P. 53)
- We will push back against Republican governors, legislatures, and state officials who have disenfranchised people of color, young people, and low-income people. (P. 55)
- We reject voter photo ID laws. (P. 55)
- We will make voting easier for everyone including automatic voter registration and universal vote-from-home and vote-by-mail options. (P. 56)
- We will enact laws to postpone election results until election officials have had sufficient time after election day to process, count, and audit all ballots, including mail-in ballots (thus delaying election results indefinitely). (P. 56)
- Vote-by-mail voters must be provided adequate time to fix any problems with their ballots identified by election officials. (P. 56)
- We will eliminate all private contributions to all candidates for any federal office. (P. 57)
- We unequivocally support statehood for Washington, D.C. (thus guaranteeing two new Democratic U.S. Senators). (P. 59)
- We will fight all efforts to privatize the U.S. Postal Service. (P. 60)
- We will terminate all work on the Mexican border wall. (P. 61)
- We will terminate all immigration bans on Muslim, Arab, and African people. (P. 61)
- We will reinstate, expand, and streamline protections for Dreamers and the (illegal alien) parents of their children born in America. (P. 62)
- We will eliminate all immigration barriers. (P. 62)
- We will ensure that same-sex couples and their children receive equal treatment in the immigration and naturalization systems. (P. 62)
- We will end raids on workplaces, schools, churches, health care facilities, benefits offices, and DMVs which are designed to capture illegal aliens. (P. 63)
- We will enact laws prohibiting the detention of illegal immigrant persons who are gay, lesbian, transgender, gender non-conforming, or intersex. (P. 63)
- It is the government’s responsibility to ensure that every child, everywhere, receives a world-class education. (P. 64)
- We will make community colleges and trade schools tuition-free for all students, including Dreamers (the children of illegal aliens). (P. 69)
- We will reaffirm America’s commitment to the United Nations. (P. 75)
- We will restore and expand American financial contributions to the United Nations Population Fund (which funds world-wide abortions). (P. 83)
- We will restore the United States’ position of leadership on LGBTQ+ issues by passing the GLOBE Act
and, by appointing senior leaders to drive and coordinate LGBTQ+ issues at the State Department, USAID, and the National Security Council. (P. 83)
- We will amplify the voices of LGBTQ+ persons around the world. (P. 83)
- We will enact laws to protect groups based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. (P. 84)
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