12-16-2023, 03:15 PM
Many of his examples of other groups begrudgingly accepting changes sort of short changes how many policies and conflicts have roots in ancient feuds. Ukraine and Russia. China and Taiwan (and others). So on and so on. These things have a nasty habit of sticking around. So much of the undercurrent of the simplistic colonizer and colonized, oppressed and oppressor, stuff has roots in generations old struggles.
When pressed on why progressive movements are so invested in regressive ancient conflicts, the stock answer tends to be: we can't move forward without correcting perceived mistakes of the past. That's fair if people take that view. Rarely do their policies and actions reflect that. Often it's some elaborate rigamarole about getting toothpaste back in the tube, erasing any progress and quality of life improvements that have been made, without any concept of what happens after. Everybody is basically doing the MAGA thing. It's easier to sell the good old days than any tangible ideas.
When pressed on why progressive movements are so invested in regressive ancient conflicts, the stock answer tends to be: we can't move forward without correcting perceived mistakes of the past. That's fair if people take that view. Rarely do their policies and actions reflect that. Often it's some elaborate rigamarole about getting toothpaste back in the tube, erasing any progress and quality of life improvements that have been made, without any concept of what happens after. Everybody is basically doing the MAGA thing. It's easier to sell the good old days than any tangible ideas.
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