@shoq Because "vote" is still the right answer if you don't want to become that which you loathe.

@LouisIngenthron It's an answer, but not the only one. I was being hyperbolic in my intro, but there's a LOT the left can be doing besides merely voting or engaging in violence. It just doesn't do much of it.

@shoq The Twitter Left may not, but there are plenty of politically active democrats who knock on doors and write letters.

What actions, specifically, do you wish liberals took more often?

@LouisIngenthron

Good question! I've knocked on doors and written letters (and I expect many of the Twitter Left have, really), and I admit it's often felt sort of futile, although I have a sort of theoretical faith that it isn't.

I wish people would work harder on pushing the Overton Window leftward, rather than trying to "reach out" to the right. What that means concretely varies with person, I guess. Normalize the idea that capitalism isn't the Best Thing Ever, for instance, in personal discussion, in screenplays, candidates they support, political platforms... even on Twitter!

@shoq

@ceoln @LouisIngenthron
I don't know anyone serious without Project Lincoln or No Labels in their name trying to "reach out to the right." That ship sailed a long time ago.

@shoq

That may well be true under a good definition of "serious" :) but I'm thinking of for instance the New York Times constantly nattering about how the Democrats can better appeal to Trump supporters with all their (what was the buzzword?) Economic Anxiety and diners and all. And even friend Louis here worrying about alienating moderates (moderates are, by definition, to the right of the left).

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