You may have figured this out already, but we Democrats tend to revel in our desire to internally *debate ideas*, *bicker*, and *prove we're right*. That's what so many on this side, truly, live for and breathe.
Hence the longing, bordering on delusional, for "normal" politics. "Normalcy" gives space …
You may have figured this out already, but we Democrats tend to revel in our desire to internally *debate ideas*, *bicker*, and *prove we're right*. That's what so many on this side, truly, live for and breathe.
Hence the longing, bordering on delusional, for "normal" politics. "Normalcy" gives space for those liberal, um, tendencies to breathe and thrive. Many mobilized against Trump solely so we could, Back to the Future II-style, return to that normal timeline.
Telling us we CAN'T return to that, that 2020 did not in fact give us space to bicker among ourselves and prove rightness of this faction or that faction, this platform or that platform, is akin to telling many liberals (and moderates, frankly) that Santa Claus isn't real. It makes us depressed; our fur falls out. Hence the polling results lately.
But sooner or later, it will dawn on us that 'normalcy' is an ideal to strive for, not an entitlement. The question is how much later, and whether it will be too late.
That's where you (and others) come in. Keep articles like this up. Every bit helps.
Charlie, welcome to the center-left.
You may have figured this out already, but we Democrats tend to revel in our desire to internally *debate ideas*, *bicker*, and *prove we're right*. That's what so many on this side, truly, live for and breathe.
Hence the longing, bordering on delusional, for "normal" politics. "Normalcy" gives space for those liberal, um, tendencies to breathe and thrive. Many mobilized against Trump solely so we could, Back to the Future II-style, return to that normal timeline.
Telling us we CAN'T return to that, that 2020 did not in fact give us space to bicker among ourselves and prove rightness of this faction or that faction, this platform or that platform, is akin to telling many liberals (and moderates, frankly) that Santa Claus isn't real. It makes us depressed; our fur falls out. Hence the polling results lately.
But sooner or later, it will dawn on us that 'normalcy' is an ideal to strive for, not an entitlement. The question is how much later, and whether it will be too late.
That's where you (and others) come in. Keep articles like this up. Every bit helps.