j.r. leonard

What I’m saying is that there’s some Bernie supporters who would call you out for even supporting the ACA, because it’s not progressive enough, and some actually communist who would call the Bernie supporters out Most people choose to opt out of that version of the wokelympics

Bernie voted for the ACA! and I support Bernie’s Medicare for all plan. I’m for the best plan we can get.

It’s not about you

Most people just don’t have this view of politics. They don’t equate having this or that policy position with moral virtue

That seems false, particularly as ideological and social separation has increased. Most Americans want us all to get along, but mostly mean that they want ppl to agree with them -- not that they want to accept ppl with diff opinions on abortion or race or gender or HC.

They are called wedge issues for a reason. It would be better if politics had less salience to ppl's everyday lives, but that is hard to do as ppl become aware of massive differences in equity and as we need public action around things like climate change.

Also, this is all premised on a false choice. A proper HC system would improve health outcomes broadly and lower total costs. Some ppl who want to pay for insurance would be required to, but we pay for things we don't want all the time in any society.

We’re not talking about wedge issues. On matters of policy, as opposed to the ideological stuff, Americans have generally been pragmatic. If a big gov’t solution gives them the outcome they want, they’ll support it. If a market based solution does, they’ll support that