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jooky's avatar

Nice piece. This paragraph in particular I really liked; I reckon it gets straight at the heart of it:

"If Issue Group X declares loud progressive positions not just on Issue X but also on gun control, abortion, Palestine, Medicare For All, trans rights, free trade and school prayer, they won’t attract a large diverse group of people who care about Issue X. They’ll end up attracting a narrow slice of progressive activists who are ideologically pristine enough to agree with them on every issue."

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Brian T's avatar

It feels like the entryism angle to this is underrated -- it can allow a particular faction to increase their power within an organization, even if the power of the organization itself is decreased.

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