I think it’s also very normal for everyone to feel the need to talk through their feelings about this with everyone else… like a lot of people are saying ‘enough with the election takes’ but we can’t stop reading them. I can’t.
One thing that keeps spinning around my head is someone who was saying the reason liberalism will always, always, always lose is because it tries to hold on to two opposite values at the same time - being in complete support of capital and capitalism, while also genuinely caring about people’s rights and liberties. And the issue is that these two are irreconcilable, and when they butt up against each other, liberals will always side with capital.
This is why the democrats’ messaging is always coming off as wishy washy, inconsistent, incoherent, duplicitous, and tepid. Even when they bring in some perfectly reasonable policies. Even when they’re clearly the lesser of two evils. The fact is that one unified message will always draw a stronger support base than two conflicting messages together.
That’s honestly such a succinct way to say what might be failing traditional liberalism rn. It’s not equipped anymore to handle where we are today in so many places.
Also I’m really torn on what the point of even putting election feelings out there rn is…so ignore all the typos in here as I just tried therapeutic swirling though vomit amidst the confusion
I think it’s also very normal for everyone to feel the need to talk through their feelings about this with everyone else… like a lot of people are saying ‘enough with the election takes’ but we can’t stop reading them. I can’t.
One thing that keeps spinning around my head is someone who was saying the reason liberalism will always, always, always lose is because it tries to hold on to two opposite values at the same time - being in complete support of capital and capitalism, while also genuinely caring about people’s rights and liberties. And the issue is that these two are irreconcilable, and when they butt up against each other, liberals will always side with capital.
This is why the democrats’ messaging is always coming off as wishy washy, inconsistent, incoherent, duplicitous, and tepid. Even when they bring in some perfectly reasonable policies. Even when they’re clearly the lesser of two evils. The fact is that one unified message will always draw a stronger support base than two conflicting messages together.
That’s honestly such a succinct way to say what might be failing traditional liberalism rn. It’s not equipped anymore to handle where we are today in so many places.
Will be thinking about that line for awhile…
Thank you. I needed to read exactly this today
Thank YOU!! I’m glad 🥹
Also I’m really torn on what the point of even putting election feelings out there rn is…so ignore all the typos in here as I just tried therapeutic swirling though vomit amidst the confusion