Convince me to stay a liberal.

[KittyWampus]

79. A Comparison Between Sailing And Politics:

as someone upthread, it's not my job to convince you, however I would like to point out how progress is generally made.

While the Left is more populous and more closely linked to the Common Good and the betterment of society, it doesn't have the same vicious capacity to win at all costs nor the huge amounts of money.

Therefore I compare politics to the Left with sailing. Sailing against a strong wind, the only way to move forward is to tack. In politics it's the same thing, you have to triangulate. Now pragmatics know this and accept it, but their weakness is they sometimes 'triangulate' simply for the sake of moving and also their moral compass may falter.

What I see amongst many Sanders supporters is a tendency towards being ideologues. People who INSIST on a path straight forward. People who shriek about authoritarianism yet are unable to deal with those with varying opinions or strategies. People who must see their political foes render total capitulation.

So look within and decide, if you are a liberal, how you want to make progress. Do you prefer none at all or a little at a time.

Yes, occasionally society makes a large step directly forward. But that is rare and if you look closely, you'll find a lot of smaller steps behind that one big step.