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My point was more that you lose if you get anything to the right of an outspoken progressive, and given the speed of Trump’s consolidation of power the amount of loss is essentially unchanged. Therefore, better on someone who might realistically be an outspoken progressive is the optimal move. It’s kind of like “you can get bitch slapped, or you can toss a coin and you either get bitch slapped extra hard or get a cookie.” The damage is being done either way, so you might as well bet on the cookie.
I dunno. I feel like a few countries made a similar bet (but to a higher extreme) during the Arab spring and it went extra bad. It’s important to be careful about who and what you’re trying to replace an authoritarian system with.
My point was more that you lose if you get anything to the right of an outspoken progressive, and given the speed of Trump’s consolidation of power the amount of loss is essentially unchanged. Therefore, better on someone who might realistically be an outspoken progressive is the optimal move. It’s kind of like “you can get bitch slapped, or you can toss a coin and you either get bitch slapped extra hard or get a cookie.” The damage is being done either way, so you might as well bet on the cookie.
I dunno. I feel like a few countries made a similar bet (but to a higher extreme) during the Arab spring and it went extra bad. It’s important to be careful about who and what you’re trying to replace an authoritarian system with.