It's very apparent that the lessons from the 2016 elections are many. But it's also very apparent that the left is in complete and total denial. They want to blame the U.S. Constitution and the Electoral College system. They want to blame racism. They want to blame conservatives. Everything and anything other than the actual cause: their bat-shit crazy ideology which has gone off the rails. This is a
prime example right here.
Think about how
insane this is on multiple levels. For starters, they are rejecting one of their own. How can you win elections or even garner healthy respect from the other side when rejecting one of your own? Second, this is a group that could use security. They complain 24x7 that they are "attacked" (though most have been proven to be false - as seen
here) and what do they do? They tell law enforcement to take a hike. Yeah...great way to get the law enforcement community to support you and vote for you. Third, this illustrates the extreme intolerance (which in turn illustrates the extreme hypocrisy of those preaching for tolerance).
Are progressives capable of introspection and learning from these results or will their ideology continue to dominate rational thought, self-examination, and solid political strategy?
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It doesn't sound like you are asking a question. It seems like you working through your own anger.
But I'll pretend you're asking a question.
I would advise the Left to revisit their pre-sixties connection with the white working class. I'm thinking of the New Deal Coalition that combined Southern Dixiecrats with Northern manufacturing workers. I'd downplay gender/race/lifestyle in favor of addressing the economic plight that cuts across all the neighborhoods left behind by globalization.
I would also advise them to look for a fighter like LBJ. Obama didn't have the ability to work the phones and force people into making deals.
I would advise them to admit their failure in media. They have no presence on talk radio, yet we are a spread-out driving nation. I'd much rather listen to Michael Savage or Mark Levin than some NPR drone. Also, when P@triot needs a talking point, he has 100s of rightwing websites that produce endless anti-Left talking points. The Left by contrast is stuck with university professors for their content, and the content is too muddled and academic. People in the rural midwest aren't going to listen to a philosophy podcast. They want plain spoken charismatic pundits that only exist on the Right. Also the Left needs to communicate with seniors better, so they understand that the Right does not believe in Medicare or Social Security.
Those are just a few thoughts.
