The second is the Left can ' t recognize the labels and groups that have been maligned to provide them recognition and support . Sure , but that ' s not what I ' m talking about either . Saying that someone is an ' ist ' because they voted for Trump , or a ' phobe ' because they ' re Christian is not reacting to anything . One of my best friends is a Christian , and a lesbian too . Neither is calling someone a misogynist who is antifeminist , or Islamophobe if they have concerns about bringing refugees over from unstable parts of the world where extremists are likely to be among the crowd . And just because somebody supports deporting immigrants who broke the law by coming to this country illegally does not automatically mean they hate Mexicans . Nor does voting for someone who promises to do just that mean they would stand by and do nothing if brown people were rounded up en masse and put into camps .