It’s also why “leftist” politicians are abandoned by the left as soon as they’re elected. Governing is compromise even under the most ideal of circumstances and that is treason.
The only politicians continuously supported by the left are incapable of using their power.
Agreed. There's just no pleasing leftists who are more obsessed with purity. It's better to work with those who are more open to forming pragmatic coalitions.
A certain irony is a lot of right callousness can be seen as a similar impulse to avoid aiding evil people.
Since avoiding this is so vital, helping based purely on need is bad as nothing stops it from going to evil-they need charity only to go to the trusted: church members, relatives and so on.
Biden’s domestic agenda, the best by FAR in my lifetime, is canceled by the sin of the Gaza War. He and everyone who supports him must be punished for that sin with a Trump return.
like i have many bad things to say about organized church and the catholic church in specific but the idea that sin is universal and that concrete actions can redeem it is one that is often lost in leftist spaces imo
Oooo as someone who grew up with a perfectionist parent I promise that instilling the fear of doing anything wrong in a person is the best way to guarantee that this person will go through their life getting absolutely nothing done. They will be too terrified of fucking up to do anything.
I think this vibe is endemic to the entirety of left of center politics to varying degrees.
Think about Biden trying to fact check Trump in the debate.
For whatever reason many believe it’s more important to be right than to be effective.
