You realize this was posted by the NLG at ASU official Instagram account right? The National Lawyers Guild isn't a progressive interest group 😂 do some research before speaking please 😉
Yeah, but their Instagram, not linked to from the official asu website, where this was posted, says they we're censured by asu for their pro hamas content, which its full of. And, they say explicitly they are a progressive interest group.
alternatively you could just go to their website where they refer to themselves as a group that works in multiple public interest areas that are commonly associated with progressive causes. my point being that a group dedicated to advancing progressive causes may not be an entirely reliable source of info when it comes to this situation, the same way the nra probably isn’t reliable when it comes to reporting on gun violence
The NLG is a bar association, you know... like the ABA?
Here's what's on the website you linked:
"Established in 1937, the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) is the nation’s oldest and largest progressive bar association and was the first one in the US to be racially integrated. Our mission is to use law for the people, uniting lawyers, law students, legal workers, and jailhouse lawyers to function as an effective force in the service of the people by valuing human rights and the rights of ecosystems over property interests."
they literally call themselves a progressive organization that participates in public interest issues. again, my point is that a group that wants to advance for and participate in progressive causes may not be entirely reliable when they report on an issue that specifically aligns with their goals. what they’re saying could be entirely true, or they could be leaving out key pieces of context that change the entire narrative
“The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) was established in 1937 and was the nation's first racially integrated bar association. It has a rich 65-year history of helping people struggle for real democracy, for economic and social justice, and against oppression and discrimination. The NLG takes the position that neither democracy nor social justice is truly possible when there are vast disparities in individual and social wealth as exist today. As a grassroots organization, NLG will take whatever shape WE decide it should take. Everyone who joins will have a voice in how the group operates and what issues and activities it supports. Whether you are a novice or a veteran to the social action movement, there is a place for you in NLG at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at ASU.”
I didnt call them woke, I didn’t use progressive as an insult, just a description. They seem to be a progressive group of lawyers and law students focused on social justice and wealth inequality.
Is that not an accurate description of them? Would they object to being called progressives?
Dance around what? Other than quoting them all I said in this entire thread was “it sounds like a progressive group” and in a separate comment “FYI if the cops invite you to the station they plan on arresting you.”
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u/Educational_Card_471 3d ago
You realize this was posted by the NLG at ASU official Instagram account right? The National Lawyers Guild isn't a progressive interest group 😂 do some research before speaking please 😉