> Trump’s nationalism means that only United States matters.

No. You are distorting and misrepresenting Trumpism.

Trump says: “Make America Great Again”.

He is NOT saying that other people should NOT make themselves great.

Trump says, the British should make Britain great again (by getting out of the E.U.).

The French should make France great again.

Hong Kongers should make Hong Kong great again.

The Japanese should make Japan great again.

Brazilians should make Brazil great again.

The Trump message to all humans on the planet is simply: “Dare to be great”.

Democrat globalism means that only global institutions and global bureaucrats matter, and everyone in every little pissant country around the world should just sit down, shut up, and swallow the global warming bull crap dished out the the U.N.’s corrupt and fraudulent IPCC.

Yes, identity politics for thee, but not for me. No blacks, no handicapped, nor trans listed on the BAYMEC board and only two women of 12 board members.

Last year they had a hissy fit about Chick-fil-A at SJC. Chick-fil-A’s crime? The company donated money to Salvation Army and two Christian youth athletic programs that advocate against pre-marital sex. The SJ Council OKed decorating the restaurant’s perimeter with rainbow flags and indicated the lease would not be renewed.

Although my religious practice is different, I’ve volunteered at Salvation Army’s Stockton St. facility. They do not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation. I’ve had coffee with gay men there – no accusation of discrimination by the other two organizations either.

Meanwhile the Methodist Church, Orthodox Jews, and some Muslim, Christian, and even some Buddhist sects object to same-sex intercourse. Women are not treated equally either. Yet BAYMEC isn’t demanding rainbow flags be strung around these houses of worship or their public shaming.

The County Office of LGBT Affairs https://www.sccgov.org/sites/lgbtq/Pages/lgbtq.aspx is another anachronism. It’s grown from 2 to 11 employees since its 2016 formation. Three years later, they’re conducting “listening sessions” because they haven’t identified a need to exist – other than to feed at the public trough. No doubt any cost savings effort to merge, hold accountable for tangible results, or nuke the entire department would be met with shrieks claiming homophobia.

Many of my close friends are straight. Nobody cares. My LGBT ones abhor phony victimhood.

> It’s time to move past identity politics and focus on what matters.

Fat chance.

Bay area “progressives” have nothing else BUT identity politics.

Pictures please.

Kepner is described as a progressive Democrat, education champion, and trustee for West Valley college at https://sanjosespotlight.com/longtime-south-bay-attorney-anne-kepner-joins-assembly-race/ and “…how critical it was for her [mother] to continue her education so she can provide opportunities for my sister and I”.

“for” is a preposition. The noun that follows must be in the objective case. The objective case for “I” is me. Not exactly a compelling example of her education and fortunately now corrected on her website.

But more importantly is BAYMEC’s relevancy. I remember when BAYMEC was created and the sold-out events at the Fairmont when we struggled for equality. It’s now an anachronism like advocating for women’s right to vote or school integration.

It’s time to move past identity politics and focus on what matters. Education is one. Our public schools rank #38 in quality and #21 in safety. AFAIK, Ms. Kepner has not articulated how she intends to improve matters, nor what she’s accomplished for West Valley.