Two things have fundamentally changed the landscape.
If progressives can cut what's left of the conservative movement off from mainstream society, they will fundamentally alter the culture war.
We think of the culture war as this stagnant thing in which both sides scream at each other.
Continued school shootings could be just the thing that persuades the mainstream that conservatism is vulgar and socially illegitimate, somewhere between smoking and segregationism.
It's winning the culture war, with the gunfight as the final battle.
The only thing I'd say to my progressive friends is, be careful how you win your victories.
It is one thing to win by persuasion and another thing to win by elite cultural intimidation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/01/opinion/progressives-win-culture-war.html
If progressives can cut what's left of the conservative movement off from mainstream society, they will fundamentally alter the culture war.
We think of the culture war as this stagnant thing in which both sides scream at each other.
Continued school shootings could be just the thing that persuades the mainstream that conservatism is vulgar and socially illegitimate, somewhere between smoking and segregationism.
It's winning the culture war, with the gunfight as the final battle.
The only thing I'd say to my progressive friends is, be careful how you win your victories.
It is one thing to win by persuasion and another thing to win by elite cultural intimidation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/01/opinion/progressives-win-culture-war.html
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