So what will help our democracy? I see Republicans getting denigrated everywhere on the daily and it hasn’t done much to slow their roll up to this point. In fact, they appear to be doubling down on the crazy and paying no price for it.
I’m not sure talking up how powerful Ds are is going to get the Ds to start fighting in a way that actually makes a difference.
It’s clear to me by now that nothing is going to get the Rs to change so my best hope is that the Ds change and adapt to the new reality.
Well, of course I would agree with that! But I don’t think that’s likely to happen unless the Ds change their messaging along with some strategic and tactical changes.
The current status quo would seem to indicate that the Rs aren’t in danger of going anywhere. I don’t understand it but that seems to be the reality.
If we can't learn why we failed for the last five decades then how can we hope to win in the coming battles? Preparation for a fight is half the battle, and understanding that your side sucks at that part is how you *start* to get better at it. Refusing to acknowledge previous failures does nothing to prepare you for future trials either. It's just more of the same tactics being reintroduced without self-examination in the aftermath of the previous trials.
Comparisons are how you demonstrate the advantages/disadvantages of differing approaches. When those comparisons don't go your way, you can always change your tactics after comparing yourself to others who are more successful than you at performing the same tasks. Failing to change is failing to adapt, and Darwin told us some centuries ago what happens to groups that fail to adapt to their changing environments.
So what will help our democracy? I see Republicans getting denigrated everywhere on the daily and it hasn’t done much to slow their roll up to this point. In fact, they appear to be doubling down on the crazy and paying no price for it.
I’m not sure talking up how powerful Ds are is going to get the Ds to start fighting in a way that actually makes a difference.
It’s clear to me by now that nothing is going to get the Rs to change so my best hope is that the Ds change and adapt to the new reality.
Well, of course I would agree with that! But I don’t think that’s likely to happen unless the Ds change their messaging along with some strategic and tactical changes.
The current status quo would seem to indicate that the Rs aren’t in danger of going anywhere. I don’t understand it but that seems to be the reality.
If we can't learn why we failed for the last five decades then how can we hope to win in the coming battles? Preparation for a fight is half the battle, and understanding that your side sucks at that part is how you *start* to get better at it. Refusing to acknowledge previous failures does nothing to prepare you for future trials either. It's just more of the same tactics being reintroduced without self-examination in the aftermath of the previous trials.
Comparisons are how you demonstrate the advantages/disadvantages of differing approaches. When those comparisons don't go your way, you can always change your tactics after comparing yourself to others who are more successful than you at performing the same tasks. Failing to change is failing to adapt, and Darwin told us some centuries ago what happens to groups that fail to adapt to their changing environments.