Cynthia Nixon: I'm a democratic socialist

[LiberalLovinLug]

20. I think we are living in an abnormal historical present

You described what I assumed would be the road of a Hillary Presidency. Much like Obama's. But that has proven to not work. Because no one is moving left. Republicans are moving right, into Nazi territory now. Democrats have been moving to the center/right (presumably from the left, but the Dems really have no "left" other than a couple of reps). We have been steadily moving to a choice between hard right and center right.

There has been some writing in the area of how big changes in society occur, and just how that is accepted. Some authors believe we don't advance in slow predictable increments, but in dramatic leaps, both big and small. Such as one day even top Democrats were going on about the sanctity of heterosexual traditional marriage, including Obama and Hillary, and in a matter of a few years, they along with a majority in the country back the rights of LGBT to marry. The same leap is happening all across the country in regards to legal pot.

Maybe its the human tendency that if you drag something out, and over analyis it, ideas become clogged in counter arguments, and attacks from those against. Also small tiny gestures towards some future final goal just isn't exciting enough for most humans to get behind.

I think the same can be applied to things like universal healthcare. Or maternity leave. Once enough Americans see enough other Americans on board believing it will happen......even if there is no clear drawn up plan yet......it will happen.