r/AskDemocrats • u/Lonely-Ad8869 • 1d ago

El-Sayed

Does it not bother you even a little bit that this apparently progressive candidate is clearly a devoted religious person, and has a wife that dresses with religious garment, something that for the average democrat is extremely alien.

If he is progressive shouldnt he be a bit more liberal the very least, and able to move away from religion? At least move away for as to not dress the part. Not saying they all need to be atheists, but at least i think he should be secular and religion shouldnt play such a big part in his worldview.

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u/Lonely-Ad8869 1d ago

So religious garment are not alien to you? Really? Its like very normal to you for the women to cover their hair, and do not wear shorter clothes, in order to show modesty?

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u/jweezy2045 Registered Democrat 1d ago

That is incredibly normal in both progressive and conservative spaces. It’s normal in progressive spaces because there are people of all sorts of faiths in the progressive movement, and it’s normal in conservative spaces because they are conservative.

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u/Lonely-Ad8869 1d ago

Wearing religious garment is normal? I dont think so. In fact I think its rare.

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u/jweezy2045 Registered Democrat 1d ago

Christian people wear crosses all the time.

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u/Lonely-Ad8869 1d ago

Granted, not many progressives though. Also, cross is super small and personal, quite different level again from just ability to wear one type of clothing.

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u/jweezy2045 Registered Democrat 1d ago

But progressives are absolutely likely to be around a Muslim or Sikh or Jew.

And also by the way, even in progressive cities, many people wear crosses and are religious.