Similar to the way that gun nuts let their fantasy of being the good guy who saves the day drive them to make bad decisions, I think a lot of Dem pols imagine themselves giving a big "have you no decency" speech that stuns their opponents into silence and saves the country.
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and i say this as someone who is and has been the target of a lot of internet criticism/abuse/attacks! get over it! no one forced you to engage in public life!
I of course think that when the country is faced with an autocratic attempt, opposing factions should squabble amongst themselves while the intitial damage is being done. The Tankie left is unreliable. The rest of us have to realize our politics co-habitate, and the bickering is rather useless.
it's crazy. they pick a life lived in public but resent they can't set all the terms. literally publicness involves renouncing individual sovereignty a holistic claim!
Jamelle, can you confirm or deny you're working yourself up for a run at high office here?
I agree you're more well suited, just let me know what supporter tier perks you're planning for the campaign so I can adjust the old budget accordingly
And not just politics, any leadership all the way down to the smallest task where collaboration is involved, to convincing little Tommy to eat his veggies before he gets ice cream.
Sure, but he's the little pain in the ass in your care, and you want to take time to let him know something about why vegetables are important to good nutrition so he grows up healthy and strong, and the ice cream will be there when he finishes, and we'll all be happier knowing he is healthy now.
A lot of y’all do need yelled at on Bluesky, you get in this little silo and forget that you can’t be too far left progressive or you’re gonna lose elections.
you're the best adjusted highly online person I've ever seen except maaaybe @tressiemcphd.bsky.social but she puts up with a lot less (I think her boundaries are better, lol, not that anyone asked)
How'd we get to the point where public figures think they're naturally owed a receptive and applauding audience, rather than that it's their job to persuade people to back them and join ranks
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Honestly, the more I see the more it feels like what they really want is for someone, anyone, to actually like them.
And to achieve that, legislation!
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I agree you're more well suited, just let me know what supporter tier perks you're planning for the campaign so I can adjust the old budget accordingly
I thought you were just pulling my leg!
Moderates here to keep you in check lol
but seriously! lol
They can never be wrong, and how dare you challenge them.