Yes but the point is while the political power of conservatives is a fact, the political and social power of the people conservatives want to hurt is ALSO a fact. So any compromise has to be acceptable to both, not just a capitulation to conservatives for the sake of order.
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I think you could sell symbolic gestures. I don’t know what substantive policy aim of conservatives doesn’t pragmatically involve people dying, families torn apart, etc., which is generally not acceptable to liberals.
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Lotta sympathetic immigrants out there who want to be reunited with their kids or spouses or parents, though... I guess siblings are a little less sympathetic, although it kinda sucks if coming to america means you have to live a zillion miles from your siblings forever.
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So basically, SOMEBODY has to be thrown under the bus, and the you’re suggesting the best option is future and to a lesser extent recent immigrants. And what do conservatives give in return? No more Trump-style politicians? No more McConnell style obstructionism?
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Seems like a pretty big gamble... I imagine electoral reforms would go further towards turning conservatives into meaningful governing partners. But I appreciate your desire to establish some kind of truce. I think any such truce would have to be EXTREMELY broad in scope to work.
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But would they even accept that if it were done in an equitable way across identity categories? Or would white men need to be favored in this redistribution of resources for conservatives to view it as fair? But yes, agreed, you have to address income inequality somehow.
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