"But, as one example, health care reform – done right – is genuinely unifying. If you can combine reformist fervor with technocratic competence and deliver a health plan that works, people will want at least that part of what you’re selling."
The problem here is, what's "health care", what's "reform", and what's "done right"?
Or, rather, the problem is "when you've decided on the definitions of 'health care' and 'reform' and 'done right', what do you tell the people who think that you haven't gone far enough in their preferred direction"? If there's someone who will die without Treatment X and your reform plan won't pay for Treatment X, how do you handle that?
And, it's a problem that Democrats don't seem to have any interest in solving in general. Their answer to "how do you deal with that" is similar to their answer to "how do you handle right-wing criticism", which is to scoff derisively at the notion that anyone might not think your idea is the best one.
2025-03-03 10:57:53
Scientists: "why would dolphins do this?"
Literally Any Guy: "I know exactly why dolphins would do this."
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/dolphin-aerial-urine-behavior
Or you could just ban people.
These posts should be shut off, because they're just doomscrolling at this point.
"But, as one example, health care reform – done right – is genuinely unifying. If you can combine reformist fervor with technocratic competence and deliver a health plan that works, people will want at least that part of what you’re selling."
The problem here is, what's "health care", what's "reform", and what's "done right"?
Or, rather, the problem is "when you've decided on the definitions of 'health care' and 'reform' and 'done right', what do you tell the people who think that you haven't gone far enough in their preferred direction"? If there's someone who will die without Treatment X and your reform plan won't pay for Treatment X, how do you handle that?
And, it's a problem that Democrats don't seem to have any interest in solving in general. Their answer to "how do you deal with that" is similar to their answer to "how do you handle right-wing criticism", which is to scoff derisively at the notion that anyone might not think your idea is the best one.
Scientists: "why would dolphins do this?"
Literally Any Guy: "I know exactly why dolphins would do this."
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/dolphin-aerial-urine-behavior
Yes, well. not being "Republican Lite" hasn't seemed to be working for anybody, has it?