I don’t mind my fellow liberals being critical of one another. I mind when we eat our own.
Liberals often lose because we fight a two front war. Conservatives just have to fight liberals. Liberals fight both - conservatives and other liberals.
There’s a lot of “purity testing” we do that I don’t see on the other side. If liberals did a better job of accepting imperfect allies, we certainly would’ve won 2016. Maybe even won 2004.
There’s a lot of “purity testing” we do that don’t see on the other side.
So much this. I used to do a fair bit of volunteering for lefty politics and causes. There wasn’t overt judgement of people other volunteers who weren’t “pure” but there was a weird feeling of trying to be perfect.
I wish we exuded more of a “come as you are” vibe. I don’t give a shit if you and your fam drove to a climate protest. You’re taking time out of your day to do it. Ducking A. Drive safe on the way home and see you next time.
I don’t mind my fellow liberals being critical of one another. I mind when we eat our own.
Liberals often lose because we fight a two front war. Conservatives just have to fight liberals. Liberals fight both - conservatives and other liberals.
There’s a lot of “purity testing” we do that I don’t see on the other side. If liberals did a better job of accepting imperfect allies, we certainly would’ve won 2016. Maybe even won 2004.
So much this. I used to do a fair bit of volunteering for lefty politics and causes. There wasn’t overt judgement of people other volunteers who weren’t “pure” but there was a weird feeling of trying to be perfect.
I wish we exuded more of a “come as you are” vibe. I don’t give a shit if you and your fam drove to a climate protest. You’re taking time out of your day to do it. Ducking A. Drive safe on the way home and see you next time.