“Democrats should ignore this thing in the news that they could use to demonstrate their political position and instead be wonks nobody listens to” is such a consistent thing I hear from liberals here. Please try and get this.
People get informed by what’s in the news. Sometimes it’s stupid shit. It doesn’t matter. An effective political movement attaches their message to whatever vehicle they have.
NFL players did more to bring attention to police brutality than years and years of activists and wonks doing important work. The players allowed the activists a vehicle to deliver a message. This is how this works.
By the same token we learned to stop following the NRAs dictate of “not being political” after mass shootings. We’ve learned that is the best window to highlight our gun problem cause it’s the only time people are paying attention. It’s not fixed yet but this is the way.
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