Not so sure it would be a great loss. I think there are more left-leaning people than you might suppose who oppose the extreme thinking and who still care about fair play over orthodoxy. And it appears that more and more are coming out of the woodwork all the time. I am actually heartened by recent movements. We are far from having won, …
Not so sure it would be a great loss. I think there are more left-leaning people than you might suppose who oppose the extreme thinking and who still care about fair play over orthodoxy. And it appears that more and more are coming out of the woodwork all the time. I am actually heartened by recent movements. We are far from having won, but people are starting to pay attention. The SF recall was particularly instructive. California is unabashedly liberal—particularly the urban areas—so the recall was significant.
I like the way you describe splittings and performance-based groups, though. I think these are useful terms when trying to understand this phenomenon. I will be adding them to my vocab bag for discussing this issue. Thanks!
Not so sure it would be a great loss. I think there are more left-leaning people than you might suppose who oppose the extreme thinking and who still care about fair play over orthodoxy. And it appears that more and more are coming out of the woodwork all the time. I am actually heartened by recent movements. We are far from having won, but people are starting to pay attention. The SF recall was particularly instructive. California is unabashedly liberal—particularly the urban areas—so the recall was significant.
I like the way you describe splittings and performance-based groups, though. I think these are useful terms when trying to understand this phenomenon. I will be adding them to my vocab bag for discussing this issue. Thanks!