I understand and share that viewpoint, FWIW. A key problem with that as a major argument is that 1) that group is unlikely to be persuaded regardless,[1] and 2

I understand and share that viewpoint, FWIW. A key problem with that as a major argument is that 1) that group is unlikely to be persuaded regardless,[1] and 2) the disenfranchised population seems plausibly capable of having altered the outcome. ________________________________ Notes: 1. I'm increasingly of the view that political debate is far less about persuasion and far more about motivation and probably even moreso demotivation. At least in the present media landscape. The wrong side's been winning that war of late in the US. Though as many political commentators have noted, the theme in 2024 seems to have been less authoritarian advantage than incumbent disadvantage (see esp. Tory loss in UK). Even given that, a challenge is that authoritarian wins tend to be stickier (through promulgation of further anti-democratic voter exclusion, amongst other means) than nonauthoritarian wins. Reversing that trend will be a major challenge for the next few decades, should it even be possible.