They pushed the envelope a little further; a little further and it fell over the edge. I think Progressives and Democrats in general need to look at Trans activism circa 2020-25 led to negative results for both the specific issue and the Progressive movement in general. The real cause of this problem was the absolute unacceptability of taking positions that might be considered “offensive” or “unsupportive” of any “marginalized group”. It was just like “Defund the Police”. I’m sure there was widespread cringe over that yet how many elected representatives or national pundits stood up and said: this is nonsense; nobody I’d defunding the police”. The said nothing, and by default ended up owning the issue. Progressives and centrist Democrats need to speak up when they do not agree with something and those on the “cutting edge” need to defend their own positions without “canceling”, “listing” or otherwise “quieting” the “friendly opposition”.
Very true it was very much like defund the police and also the way immigration activists caused the Biden administration to have a chaotic flow of immigrants that was way more numerous than anyone really wanted. This chaos was one reason border state Hispanics defected to the republicans in droves
They pushed the envelope a little further; a little further and it fell over the edge. I think Progressives and Democrats in general need to look at Trans activism circa 2020-25 led to negative results for both the specific issue and the Progressive movement in general. The real cause of this problem was the absolute unacceptability of taking positions that might be considered “offensive” or “unsupportive” of any “marginalized group”. It was just like “Defund the Police”. I’m sure there was widespread cringe over that yet how many elected representatives or national pundits stood up and said: this is nonsense; nobody I’d defunding the police”. The said nothing, and by default ended up owning the issue. Progressives and centrist Democrats need to speak up when they do not agree with something and those on the “cutting edge” need to defend their own positions without “canceling”, “listing” or otherwise “quieting” the “friendly opposition”.
Very true it was very much like defund the police and also the way immigration activists caused the Biden administration to have a chaotic flow of immigrants that was way more numerous than anyone really wanted. This chaos was one reason border state Hispanics defected to the republicans in droves
An excellent summary of how a well meaning movement was taken over by extremists! Reposting 😎