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In reply to the discussion: "Making the perfect the enemy of the good." [View all]Suppose I'm not keen on Single Payer and want an all-payer healthcare system or a multi-payer system? We can't even have a discussion about these things without silly accusations of someone being a shill or a corporatist or a sell-out... I'm in favor of a UBI, but I know a lot of leftists who aren't in favor of it - am I gonna rake them over the coals and see them as the enemy?
What are you going to do with liberals who tell you that instead of " Free college" we should focus on the reasons why tuition costs are high, instead of pushing an expectation those rising costs will always be met? Suppose I want to focus more on k-12????
The tension today is not between the left and right, it's between the pragmatists and the ideologues. It's why there's so much screaming and not enough listening. The problem then wasn't Obama's approach, it was the vindictiveness and ideological warfare Conservatives waged, not caring if their constituents suffered. I don't want to see the Democratic Party devolve in a similar fashion.