»Should #Democrats pursue #progressivism or #moderation? That’s a false choice.« https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/23/democrats-progressives-centrists-future?Populist.in #FactCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement
»Should #Democrats pursue #progressivism or #moderation? That’s a false choice.« https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/23/democrats-progressives-centrists-future?Populist.in #FactCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement
Why Government Cannot Educate https://buff.ly/aC9ctpd #Christianity #bureaucracy #education #government #culture #progressivism
The crisis of western #progressivism in a scheme.
>>The fastest way to grasp the inherent flaws of a politics rooted in racial and ethnic categorization is to have it weaponized by one’s political enemies.<<
Part of me sympathizes with Thomas Chatterton Williams in his dislike of identity politics. I too would rather see a focus in US progressive politics on tangible gains for all, such as Medicare For All.
Yet TCW does not pay sufficient attention in this column to two drivers of identity politics.
The first is history. Racialized politics existed in North America long before the United States came into existence; read, for example, about the 1675/6 Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia and its aftermath. As a result of this long history of racialized politics, the structures of wealth and power in the USA are racialized too, and the adoption of the "universalist" non-racial policies will not be able to remedy these structural injustices. Recognition of this truth partially explains the "grip" race and identity have on his students and many other Americans beyond the classroom.
The second factor TCW does not address lies in the present. Aside from encounters with explicit racism, the experience of everyday life in the USA of navigating school, work, relationships, consumption, dealings with officialdom, transport , and health care, can be perplexing, frustrating, and frightening, especially for members of minorities who do not enjoy TCW's education and socioeconomic status. For many, in a society filled with traps, scams, exploitation, disinformation, misinformation, and general confusion, answering the questions "Who can I trust? Who gets what's happening to me?" is a must. Race and ethnic identity will almost certainly figure in the answers. One should hardly be surprised if this pattern from everyday life is repeated in politics. For many members of minorities in the USA, racial identity is not a choice of politics but a condition of survival.
I don't know what sort of politics can best address the historical factor of baked in racial inequity, nor do I expect the nonracial policy measures I favour to work a swift miracle of interracial trust. I am not that Brit who thinks that Americans are simply too stupid or benighted to deal with their social and political problems.
Yet I am fairly sure that simply lecturing the young about the virtues of liberal universalism and the vices of identity politics is unlikely to make much headway, however much I might sympathize with the underlying sentiment.
I don't have a solution to the problems of progressive politics in the USA up my sleeve. All I can do is hope for the success of the Sanders/AOC/Mamdani current and protest against the outrages perpetrated by current administration.
https://forward.com/opinion/734164/zohran-mamdani-israel-brad-lander/
“If we want to win, we can only win together.”
Dealing with the effects of climate change by causing more of it is short-sighted, irrational, negligent, and immoral. Le Pen and her ilk can go get stuffed.
#climatechange #environment #extremeheat #politics #progressivism
Europe’s heatwave moves east as row erupts in France over air conditioning | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/02/europe-heatwave-moves-east-row-france-air-conditioning
[P] I swear, the older I get, the more I identify with leftists. I've heard so much that it's supposed to be the other way around, but I suspect this is to do with autism and "moral rigidity" (a euphemism for having even the scantest infiniteismal iota of scruples, moral agency, and Universal empathy, which neurotypicals seem to lack in the most literally absolute sense I've ever witnessed).
If you hate science, you hate humanity.
Yes, MAGA, I'm looking at you.
#vaccine #health #science #progressivism
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What Sarah McBride says about progressive purism and maximalist rhetoric deserves careful consideration.
I was moved when she spoke of her personal and family history and surprised to learn that she is a Presbyterian elder.
Although the discussion lasts over an hour and a half, it doesn't drag and is worth your time
Sarah McBride on Why the Left Lost on Trans Rights | The Ezra Klein Show
https://youtu.be/KlbNFsAGFRc?si=yZ_rAz0XJOuiT-tw
Judicial violence is violence and extremism.
So we agree!
Progressivism is not ‘far’ from left, and, even
What are the similarities between #Progressivism and #Liberalism? In terms of public policy positions.
True self defense, like in real proequitativeness (that is really the objective of what you call ‘left’) is never extremism.
What sort of violence is this? Like murdering a CEO or some politicians?
But violence in order to remain slavery in the rest of population like do ‘right’ (=elitism=fascism=nazism) is what is really extremism.
What are you defining as slavery in this scenario? Back in the days prior to the #CivilWar? Well, war is not extra judicial violence, as I understand it.
A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt
No man can be a good citizen unless he has a wage more than sufficient to cover the bare cost of living, and hours of labor short enough so that after his day’s work is done he will have time and energy to bear his share in the management of the community, to help in carrying the general load. We keep countless men from being good citizens by the conditions of life with which we surround them.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901-1909)
Speech (1910-08-31), “The New Nationalism,” John Brown Memorial Park dedication, Osawatomie, Kansas
Sourcing, notes: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/1…
The Hating SPLC Hate Map Has been Updated - The American Vision https://buff.ly/6E6qYES #culture #wokeness #progressivism #propaganda #splc
It's never too late to stop the repulsive Bill 5 in #Ontario.
Please consider contacting the government via this form: https://davidsuzuki.org/action/repealbill5/
#environment #progressivism #onpoli #politics
Justifying the Rhetoric of Blood-Soaked Terrorism - The American Vision https://buff.ly/yNqr6Kx #culture #progressivism #language #RedifiningWords #civility #discourse
A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt
Those who oppose all reform will do well to remember that ruin in its worst form is inevitable if our national life brings us nothing better than swollen fortunes for the few and the triumph in both politics and business of a sordid and selfish materialism.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901-1909)
Speech (1910-08-31), “The New Nationalism,” Osawatomie, Kansas
Sourcing, notes: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/3…
"Defeated Romanian ultranationalist ‘will ask court to annul election’"
My question is: Why does this no-neck, jack-wad, mini-Trump want to delay the final election results? Who stands to gain?
#Romania #politics #eupoli #progressivism
WE MUST NOT LET #GOP REMAIN IN THE SHADOWS
GOP CONGRESSPEOPLE WILL BE REVEALED FOR WHO THEY FUCKING ARE
#AOC #USA
#progressivism #progressives
#democracy #democrats
#justice #fairness