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Black people and other constituent groups will be waiting forever if they don't advocate and fight for their rights. Now! MLK talked about this in the 50s and 60s. 50s and fucking 60s. When you're targeted and suffer the most, you don't have the luxury of "uniting" with supposed allies that don't fight for your best interests on a regular basis. We can can chew and walk at the same time. There just has to be the will and enthusiasm from supposed allies.
The Dems lost so much recently because the Black vote is targeted and stymied. Fighting for Black people is fighting for the Democrats. Same with the Trans community. They keep being told to be quiet and wait. They've been waiting forever and now have members of the LGBT community that don't give a shit now that marriage equality is accomplished. Too many have moved on and don't care now that they think their rights are taken care of. This "Well, I got mine!" mentality is the bigger issue for the left. Not so-called fragmentation. The Dems are made up of different groups with different goals and needs. Nothing wrong for getting what's necessary. IIRC, for at least a couple of weeks all jobs lost early during the Pandemic was among women. You can't tell them to be quiet and unite. You need policies and programs to address this disparity. Many of the jobs not being filled are because women are expected to be caregivers and because so many of the shit, low-paid work in this country are considered "women's work." And because women are burdened with unfair pair and promotions, and are targeted for harassment. They had a little march the day after Mango's inauguration to highlight their needs and wants. That got the Dems the house majority. That got the Dems the two runoff elections in Georgia. Not waiting in the back of the bus.
Hows that "majority" working out for the Democrats? I hope I'm proven wrong, but you give Republicans and moderates too many individual targets they disagree with and they'll vote against the entire party based on that. Welcome to authoritarianism where all those separate issues will quickly be crushed.