That only really works in conjunction with motivated reasoning. Anyone looking knows Fried = Crispy = Lots of Calories. They'll accept the linguistic slight of hand if they want an excuse to go for it. If they don't they'll get angry at you for attempting to trick them and for thinking they are dumb enough to fall for something so tra…
That only really works in conjunction with motivated reasoning. Anyone looking knows Fried = Crispy = Lots of Calories. They'll accept the linguistic slight of hand if they want an excuse to go for it. If they don't they'll get angry at you for attempting to trick them and for thinking they are dumb enough to fall for something so transparent.
Progressives can't just rebrand they actually have to improve the underlying support/desire for the programs involved. Unfortunately that seems to either require nuanced discussion or trying the programs out so people can see, neither of which are particularly likely in the current environment. Part of the frustration from the progressive side is that those things aren't possible because the moderates are never willing to take any risks in the face of Republican bad faith which only encourages more bad faith. As such there is no path forward even if the ideas have merit. The socialism article is a nice encapsulation of all of that.
That only really works in conjunction with motivated reasoning. Anyone looking knows Fried = Crispy = Lots of Calories. They'll accept the linguistic slight of hand if they want an excuse to go for it. If they don't they'll get angry at you for attempting to trick them and for thinking they are dumb enough to fall for something so transparent.
Progressives can't just rebrand they actually have to improve the underlying support/desire for the programs involved. Unfortunately that seems to either require nuanced discussion or trying the programs out so people can see, neither of which are particularly likely in the current environment. Part of the frustration from the progressive side is that those things aren't possible because the moderates are never willing to take any risks in the face of Republican bad faith which only encourages more bad faith. As such there is no path forward even if the ideas have merit. The socialism article is a nice encapsulation of all of that.