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Neither side does a particularly good job of empathizing with the other - I say that as a socially moderate, economically progressive democrat. There were plen
by medvezhenok 4y ago
Neither side does a particularly good job of empathizing with the other - I say that as a socially moderate, economically progressive democrat.
There were plenty of anti-abortion democrats 40 years ago, though you’d hardly find many now. Same with anti-immigration democrats; etc etc. It seems like both parties have polarized quite a bit on the issues and moderates got left without a voice in either one.
- dragonwriter 4y ago> There were plenty of anti-abortion democrats 40 years ago, Yes, during the historical aberration of the long 1930s-1990s realignment, on even the most salient political issues polarizing the public, neither major party was particularly coherent. That's...not a normal, stable, or desirable condition.
- medvezhenok 4y agoStrange that you say it wasn’t desirable seeing that congress from 1930-1990 was more effective at legislating than they are today - precisely because the parties were less polarized. I don’t think party purity tests are a net good for our republic.