The nature of progressive power in 2021 is odd and interesting. 1. They exercise a veto over moderate legislation 2. They can defeat moderates in safe Democratic districts 3. They dominate NGO world, political organizing, and large news organizationshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/03/progressives-finally-have-power-washington/ …
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For those of us who are not progressive, a lot of it is like watching a repeat of education polarization and ideological sorting that happened on a national scale repeat itself within the Democratic Party. In this dynamic, purity of purpose is rewarded and equated with strength.
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There's a feedback loop between legislative paralysis and ideological polarization that makes everything worse. When it is impossible for any legislator to be effective in their job (because the institution is paralyzed), there's no disincentive to electing charismatic extremists
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I'm making a structural argument, not one about personalities.
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We can both agree that Barry Goldwater was right!
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