A first-of-its-kind study from Jacobin, YouGov, and the Center for Working-Class Politics finds that economic populism can help progressives win more working-class voters.
I agree the jobs stuff should be the headline, but you can’t really run away from having a position on the culture war. It’s better to call out the GOP’s craziness than to act like you have something to be ashamed of.
Is it better, though? The more you feed it, the more it burns. It’s popular amongst both parties because it’s something easy to talk about and it requires very little from the politicians in terms of action.
At the end of the day, everyone that’s been or is currently being oppressed will have a much easier time dealing with it if they also have access to affordable housing, affordable (if not public) healthcare, and access to mental health services. At least, much more so than if they have their preferred bathroom at walmart.
You’re conflating the use of culture war positions to get out of talking about other issues with having and expressing reasonable positions on those culture war issues at all.
I agree the jobs stuff should be the headline, but you can’t really run away from having a position on the culture war. It’s better to call out the GOP’s craziness than to act like you have something to be ashamed of.
Is it better, though? The more you feed it, the more it burns. It’s popular amongst both parties because it’s something easy to talk about and it requires very little from the politicians in terms of action.
At the end of the day, everyone that’s been or is currently being oppressed will have a much easier time dealing with it if they also have access to affordable housing, affordable (if not public) healthcare, and access to mental health services. At least, much more so than if they have their preferred bathroom at walmart.
You’re conflating the use of culture war positions to get out of talking about other issues with having and expressing reasonable positions on those culture war issues at all.