Comments by "Cinderball" (@cinderball1135) on "You Were Wrong: Trump Didn't Cause Progressive Change" video.

  1. Here's the thing David - in America, you're not used to seeing Leftwingers truly represented in your politics. Here in Europe, where the spectrum is more balanced, you do see the occasional far-left party or individuals. And the funny thing about the Far Left is that they have quite a lot in common with the Far Right - their commitment to ideological purity against the moderates - their willingness to throw people's lives and wellbeing under the bus, in order to achieve some future utopia. - None of this is actually new. What I think has caught you by surprise is that you have far left people in your audience, and up until this point, you didn't have the vocabulary or the context with which to categorise and understand them. When you're talking about "radical" progressives or "true" progressives, what you're really talking about are a cadre of people that moderate leftwingers in Europe have known to steer clear of, for decades. They are, by definition, people who have sworn off any form of negotiation or compromise, and are willing to see the world burn, so long as they get to sculpt its ashes. These people don't necessarily see their political opponents as fellow countrymen, who can be disagreed with, but ultimately coexisted with - to them, either you're a comrade or your an enemy. - What does this mean for you? You are a moderate, and you mostly want to speak to an audience of the Centre-Left. It is not surprising to me at all, that once in a while, you find yourself under siege from the Far Left. This is just how they operate, and you're going to have to get used to dealing with them, as their numbers grow going into the future. The coming century will be a time of unbridled Leftwing politics, and actual Communists, Anarchists and revolutionaries are going to become a part of the American political landscape, in a way that they never have before. This will require new tactics to help contain and address them. - You are embarking on the very first step of a long journey, in America, towards a more normal, healthy and diverse form of politics - and these "accelerationists" are simply the vanguard of that coming Spring for the left. They're not a particularly attractive bunch, but if you look at the trends rather than the people, I think we can look at it as a cause for optimism. In the future, there will still be cranks, but there might be a more even spread between the Left and Right wings of politics.
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