I have some problems with the left losing winnable elections and some of the personalities are definitely toxic, but I really don’t think this is the main problem. This is a reframing of the “cancer researchers slow walk curing cancer because they’d be out of a job” take.https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/1279101957911658502 …
I'm not accusing people of cynicism, but of giving up on the hard thing to do the easier thing, which will make the hard thing harder. I see the existence of a pundit and activist class that benefits financially from right-wing rule as a further disincentive, not an explanation
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Sure, but I think that disincentive exists across the spectrum. Professional centrist pundits need extreme positions to push against as much as leftist pundits need the right. Those leftist pundits will still monetize even if the left ascends (see the Fox News circuit class)
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You obviously know better than I but I’m skeptical of the claim that the existence of a professional left punditry needing to stay in the minority for value is an impediment to progress (that the voices tend to speak only about coastal concerns you’re spot on about).
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