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I strongly disagree with most of what you've said, but I think more meta, this comment is not constructive (in so much as politics/ideology is supposed to be av
by foota 2y ago
I strongly disagree with most of what you've said, but I think more meta, this comment is not constructive (in so much as politics/ideology is supposed to be avoided anyway), in particular I don't think posting a rant and telling people you don't care what they have to say is good.
In particular, "Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive."
- silisili 2y agoI agree. Thanks for calling me out. I'd meant to indicate I was answering a question without interest in further political debate, but it came across very dismissive. Apologies.
- swat535 2y agoIronically you didn’t write a thoughtful and substantive comment whereas parent clearly expressed his opinion in detail. If you disagree with any of his points, which you clearly do, I suggest that you share them so we can have a conversation instead. I’m not even American but just making a note as an outside observer.
- foota 2y agoI didn't comment on them because one, there's a lot there, and two, they said they didn't want to have a debate. I guess in hindsight they weren't even necessarily stating their positions on these things (although I think the way some of it is talked about is revealing). Honestly I don't even know that I disagree that the left has moved left, but I don't think I'd express it without some major caveats, because politics feels very convoluted right now. Generally, I think id agree that the democratic parties positions haven't shifted much and that there's a greater visibility of things I'd consider far left, but I don't know to what degree these are just shifts in visibility and how closely tied the party is to the base, vs which are actually tied to underlying changes in views.