By deciding to "fight fire with fire" and beat conservatives at their own game — progressives share much of the blame for America's political dysfunction.
This is so painfully prescient it’s hard to read. And even though I’d come around to view things more like you by the time this was written, I certainly hold some responsibility for the original turn toward the culture war fight club the left took in the early 2000’s. And all these forces (and outcomes) have only gotten worse since. It’s long past time for liberals/ democrats to stand up to the most extreme in our own camp: to be in-group moderates. Plus, the rigidity, vitriol and outrage aren’t fun anymore.
This is so painfully prescient it’s hard to read. And even though I’d come around to view things more like you by the time this was written, I certainly hold some responsibility for the original turn toward the culture war fight club the left took in the early 2000’s. And all these forces (and outcomes) have only gotten worse since. It’s long past time for liberals/ democrats to stand up to the most extreme in our own camp: to be in-group moderates. Plus, the rigidity, vitriol and outrage aren’t fun anymore.