The problem is this third-way posturing actually doesn't convince voters. We just had an entire election about it.
It's not lose-lose. It's SET-UP. The right telegraphs its punches by attacking these groups and then tells you that defending them is "only caring about that."
And you fall for it.
It's not lose-lose. It's SET-UP. The right telegraphs its punches by attacking these groups and then tells you that defending them is "only caring about that."
And you fall for it.
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And you'd think after 50 years of this, liberals would expect it.
But the real truth is they actually don't give a shit. It really is a right wing lie that they do.
I also think the fact that y'all will performatively gesture at strategic thinking while framing things exclusively in binary "defy or accept" terms is very naive.
I apologize for posing a false dichotomy. I hope the situation changes between now and when she takes office.
Republicans are grabbing the hands of the marginalized and smacking us with them while giggling "Why are you hitting yourself why are you hitting youself?!"
And the Democrats are like "Why ARE they hitting themselves? Today on Morning Joe!"