"Progressives" aren't tribal. Hooray!
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Submitted by vastleft on Thu, 07/15/2010 - 8:55am
This is great news!
Conservatives believe in tribally-shared narrative myths that comfort them in perpetuating a world of inequality, while
Progressives believe in a universalist, critical-empirical approach to creating a world that works for everyone.
This means that tribal elders can't trick us into a bait-and-switch like "public option" or supporting a fake lefty like Barack Obama. It means there are no insider listservs, no price to paid by arguing with BMOCs and BWOCs, and no rationalizations for liberal agendas and constituencies constantly being thrown under the bus.
"Progressives" rool!
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In addition, it's "complicated"!
So, like, only the really smart and sophisticated people can understand it! That's the kind of clear messaging that... That.... That...
NOTE Thanks for making me read that post, VL. Thanks a bunch. This is great:
Except when it comes to cases, like single payer, especially when the OL -- Putting the "pro" in progressive! -- are funded to advocate other policy options. Then the universalism and critical-empirical foofraw shuts down right quick. I haven't read a steaming load like that for some time.
"It's complicated" is all the rage
There are some funny citations of the administration saying it, but the first few I turned up were collected at rightwing sites, so I won't link 'em here.
Is Jon Stewart liberal enough?
"It's complicated" (about 6 minutes in)
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Ass Quest 2010 www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea PartyI'm past the point of ignoring right-wing sites.
You have to take your information where you can find it.
Besides
If I had a dollar for every time I was accused of being a Republican plant, the GOP wouldn't have to keep paying me.
Bwahahaha
hahahahaha.
It's complicated if you don't understand
Great minds in whatever field they are in can communicate clearly and efficiently what they do. Mediocre and unknowlegeable minds cannot explain.
It's also "complicated"
... if you want the peons to accept your failure to solve problems.
It wouldn't do to say "it's actually straightforward and the right thing to do, but I'm not going to do it."
who are the peons?
Mostly the proggers and their followers. The educated "creative class" elite who shop at Whole Foods and drink PBR. The people lacking fancy formal educations and on lower incomes don't seem to be fooled as much.
For a long time I hated the anti-intellectualism that the right always espoused. My parents grew up poor and for them having their son get a PhD from a fancy university was a moment of great pride for them but the right always made it seem like it was bad to be "academic". Seeing the behavior and rhetoric coming from the "creative" class, its less surprising. However it should be pointed out that these wanna be intellectuals from the "creative" class are not really academics even though they do much to make the real intellectuals look bad.
That wouldn't fit my definition of "peon"
Merriam-Webster defines "peon" (in the generic, non-region-specific case) as:
Doesn't quite sound like the "creative class" to me.
the disqualifier is "compulsory"
because the "creative class" have voluntarily acquired their servitude. What's the word for that? Toady? Lickspittle? Or are those too old-fashioned?