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> Mind you, this is not the same liberal politics from a few decades ago. Might it be that those who occupy the left-of-centre political space hold more nuance
by kashunstva 4y ago
> Mind you, this is not the same liberal politics from a few decades ago.
Might it be that those who occupy the left-of-centre political space hold more nuanced and varied positions than the sort of monolithic bloc that you would have readers believe? Yes, at both poles of the political axis there are those who strive to impose their own purity tests - whether it’s over pronouns, or guns, or immigration, or the proper lexicon to use, or marriage rights or whatever. But the rest of us can unbundle and reassemble policy positions for ourselves. I would hope this is true on the left and the right. But maybe it’s misplaced hope…
- wizeman 4y agoI think (and hope) that you are correct. But I also think that, even though what you said can be true, that there has also been an increase in how these political positions are becoming more extreme (both on the left and on the right!) and how these extreme positions are becoming more frequent and accepted. I think that these extreme ideas/views and conflicts have been greatly amplified by social networks and information bubbles. Or maybe it's just that these extreme cases are more visible now, I don't know. But I am still quite worried that we are not heading in a good direction.