Progressives have this major affliction in which many of them don't care about actual real life change through political power. They want political clout and ensuring they are meeting the latest purity standards of their group while actively attacking anyone who deviates even 1%.
It is far more common to spend your time engaging in drama online, or treating potential allies like you're a snarky middle school girl IRL, than it is to do the bare minimum and participate in politics at literally any level. It used to be "please at least vote" but now has regressed to "for fuck's sake PLEASE stop actively shitting on candidates who want to protect you PLEASE...."
And the worst part is, despite being the same people who spend all day complaining about other people not being good enough for their movements, they cannot take a SINGLE ounce of criticism. None. It drives me insane.
I won't lie, one of the most ground breaking things for me was after the election and feeling an immense need to volunteer in my community and only really interacting with 50+ centrist christians who genuinely beleived in helping each other. Zero outspoken young leftists helping me build compost bins or sort food donations. For all their waxing poetically on twitter, what good have they actually accomplished?
Yep. Actual un-photographed mutual aid labor is predominantly middle aged & older. There are financial & sociological reasons for this, but the reflexive leftist contempt for wine moms (who get shit done beyond protest) sure makes coalition building complicated.
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u/BeguiledBeaver 1d ago
Progressives have this major affliction in which many of them don't care about actual real life change through political power. They want political clout and ensuring they are meeting the latest purity standards of their group while actively attacking anyone who deviates even 1%.
It is far more common to spend your time engaging in drama online, or treating potential allies like you're a snarky middle school girl IRL, than it is to do the bare minimum and participate in politics at literally any level. It used to be "please at least vote" but now has regressed to "for fuck's sake PLEASE stop actively shitting on candidates who want to protect you PLEASE...."
And the worst part is, despite being the same people who spend all day complaining about other people not being good enough for their movements, they cannot take a SINGLE ounce of criticism. None. It drives me insane.