Seeing lots of criticism of the Left & that is certainly needed. But why bother if just going to shoot down solutions?
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"The reasonable left is too small. You can't do anything!" It reminds me of this attitude.pic.twitter.com/Nr52CXaYqu
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Amazing how many ppl are complaining to me that no-one sees the problem or is willing to tackle it. Imagine if they got together & did?
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I'm not a hopeless idealist who think solutions are easy but I get tired of ppl who just want to say everything is terrible & always will be
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This is a big problem with SocJus forms of feminism & LGBT rights activism - failing to celebrate progress & determination to be pessimistic
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But the problem on centre-Left is a bit different. They feel disheartened & futile coz not being heard. Def won't be if you don't speak tho!
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Public attitudes are problem but we're the public! So are all ppl we speak to!Matters whether we say 'we're fucked' or 'how do we fix this?'
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OK, maybe I am a hopeless idealist.
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Yes, we can try to fix things. We can also try to keep the Lusitania afloat with a bucket brigade as the torpedoes keep hitting.
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OK, you be defeatist. I'd rather hear from & read the ideas of people working for better communication, compromise & balance.
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But we've tried everything. What else is left? I'm open to ideas here.
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Look at essays & articles I am posting about ways forward.
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Haven't seen your articles. Link? Also you talk about empathy for Trumpsters. Yet this is what they have for us...pic.twitter.com/B4ByZVa6b4
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This is tribalism. This is not 'Trumpsters' any more than the Left are all identity-politicking,authoritarian safe-spacers.
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But Trumpsters will never call these people out. Not a single one. On the other hand, you know me, I call leftists out.
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Won't they? Are you listening to them? I know many on the right who condemn the far-right & follow me on centre-left.
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if the idealism is too utopic, there is no problem in being defeatist :P
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Don't go for utopia! Go for better conversations, more tolerance, more acceptance of diversity of ideas. Even if just a little.
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Try not to be a defeatist? Well, I could try, but probably wouldn't work anyway... ( Read that in Eeyore's voice) :D
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I guess so. *moping around*
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