Republicans believe in most or all of them. And people trust Republicans to adhere to them.
Plus, they miss something that's critical: "Progressives" now own the Democratic Party and they are folks who enjoy their special status and who are convinced they are "right" (which is more important to them psychologically than is winning).
Republicans believe in most or all of them. And people trust Republicans to adhere to them.
Plus, they miss something that's critical: "Progressives" now own the Democratic Party and they are folks who enjoy their special status and who are convinced they are "right" (which is more important to them psychologically than is winning).
I honestly believe any politician who accepted -- and believed in -- Ruy's bullet points at the end of the article would be elected president in a landslide. He wrote them down as a liberal and, I presume, a Democrat. I, a rockribbed Republican and a conservative, can put my hand on my heart and pledge to vote for anyone, even a green alien -- well, a naturalized green alien -- who tells me those are his (or her) standards.
Do you think any "progressives" would vote for such a candidate?
We would....voters for Democrats for 50 years until this election.
....one quibble: I believe he is inaccurate about the need for changing policing. A lot (A LOT) of the issues some people have about policing are based on anecdotes, not data.
Agree. We evolved as a species to respond to anecdotes. We did not evolve to react emotionally to the law of large numbers (i.e., statistics). That is something that has to be trained into us.
That is a significant problem. The anecdotes speak to emotions. Many people absorb and are moved by what touches them emotionally. For many, facts register for a moment. Unfortunately, many Americans are being conditioned to distrust facts. It seems like some see the use of facts or expertise as a liberal ploy to mislead people. It is hard to maintain an effective democracy under these conditions, but I guess that is the point of our current president.
These are good principles.
Republicans believe in most or all of them. And people trust Republicans to adhere to them.
Plus, they miss something that's critical: "Progressives" now own the Democratic Party and they are folks who enjoy their special status and who are convinced they are "right" (which is more important to them psychologically than is winning).
I honestly believe any politician who accepted -- and believed in -- Ruy's bullet points at the end of the article would be elected president in a landslide. He wrote them down as a liberal and, I presume, a Democrat. I, a rockribbed Republican and a conservative, can put my hand on my heart and pledge to vote for anyone, even a green alien -- well, a naturalized green alien -- who tells me those are his (or her) standards.
Do you think any "progressives" would vote for such a candidate?
We would....voters for Democrats for 50 years until this election.
....one quibble: I believe he is inaccurate about the need for changing policing. A lot (A LOT) of the issues some people have about policing are based on anecdotes, not data.
The problem is, anecdotes are more powerful than data to a lot of voters.
Agree. We evolved as a species to respond to anecdotes. We did not evolve to react emotionally to the law of large numbers (i.e., statistics). That is something that has to be trained into us.
That is a significant problem. The anecdotes speak to emotions. Many people absorb and are moved by what touches them emotionally. For many, facts register for a moment. Unfortunately, many Americans are being conditioned to distrust facts. It seems like some see the use of facts or expertise as a liberal ploy to mislead people. It is hard to maintain an effective democracy under these conditions, but I guess that is the point of our current president.
I agree 100%