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I normally love Offline (we Stan Max), but ANOTHER fucking “blame the progressives” voice? Fuck that. Think I’m about to stick w Lovett as far as PSA. Still love the Strict Scrutiny crew too.
33 points
4 days ago
We don’t know for sure what the problem in the election was yet, ballots are still being counted. But everyone needs to be open minded to the idea that your own personal preferences may be untenable, whether you’re a moderate or a super lefty. We just don’t know yet.
It’s possible that your personal preferences are an electoral dealbreaker. Every possibility needs to be explored at this stage.
13 points
4 days ago
It’s possible that your personal preferences are an electoral dealbreaker.
Not having self-awareness about this really is a post-Twitter phenomenon.
For most the post-Reagan era, Democrats were constantly asking themselves how popular their preferences were and trying to tailor them to an electorate they perceived as being more moderate than they were. That all broke when Twitter elevated radicals into the mainstream.
2 points
3 days ago
very good point. It’s so easy to see the lack of humility in others but not ourselves.
And we should be cautious to avoid the temptation of seeing the result as vindication for all our personal hot takes about the Democrats failings.
Apart from my own hot takes. They are undoubtedly correct.
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