Again, availability bias. The people screaming the loudest about this are also screaming the loudest about other Left/Liberal issues. The normal left-leaning folks don't get heard. It's pretty natural to conclude that this group represents the whole.

I'm also convinced that the screamers aren't really interested in stopping black people from being offended (let alone actually harassed/murdered). I think they're much more interested in getting recognition for fighting the fight.

I think you're right. I'm an independent and I'm guilty of doing this to right and left leaning folk, but I've done it because I believe that the people screaming will only listen to people within their ideological interests. It was my way of making them accountable for their compatriots that are loud enough for me to notice. I've also stopped doing this because it's not really effective. People don't feel like they should be responsible for outliers and I somewhat agree, but don't know how to solve the problem of vocal trouble makers.

You are correct and I understand the logical flaw.

Its just the 99% correlation with my life experience, observations of real impactful polarization, which leave me without another way to describe it.

Be my guest in rewriting it more accurately.

I guess some of us quiet liberals should be less quiet then. Hi, I'm in your 1%.

The problem lies that there is not enough (any?) push back from this kind of garbage (and specifically in this case) from the 'left/liberals'.

There needs to be push-back if they [those left/liberals not in this camp] want to disassociate. But where is it? I don't think there is appetite for this argument.

I know many of left/liberal-types (in the Bay Area) all who either believe, or accept this as silly but somehow think it is meaningful to some people and so should be gone along with...

The podcast Blocked and Reported is founded by liberals who are tired of this. Highly recommend.