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> The issue is not polarization. The issue is that pro-democravy groups did not polarized more radically against minority destroying both democracy and country
by tablespoon 4y ago
> The issue is not polarization. The issue is that pro-democravy groups did not polarized more radically against minority destroying both democracy and country itself.
IMHO, the issue is polarization. In large part, it's prevented the pro-democracy groups from prioritizing their issues to actually successfully defend democracy, and kept them trapped in the same old partisan modes. The result? Stuff like Democrats literally spending tons of money to support extremist election-denier Republicans, because they think they'll be easier to beat later (I suppose like Donald Trump was?).
- watwut 4y agoCentrism prevented pro-democracy rallying. Because it insisted making anti-democracy movements being talked about in euphemisms, because it believed in giving anti-democracy side more and more.
- tablespoon 4y ago> Centrism prevented pro-democracy rallying. Because it insisted making anti-democracy movements being talked about in euphemisms, because it believed in giving anti-democracy side more and more. Do you mean "centrism" or "bipartisan-ism," because they're different and it's mainly the latter that would have the problem you seem to be describing. Whatever we have now is basically the partisan equivalent of hoping you can have your cake and eat it too.
- diordiderot 4y ago> the issue is polarization. In large part, it's prevented the pro-democracy groups from prioritizing their issues to actually successfully defend democracy The issue is that the left was taken over by monied interests who pitted social issues against class issues. First past the past voting meant voting for the wolf in sheepskin or the leapord