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how many times have we seen massive waves of this sentiment even if we only count the last ten years? and yet they keep decanting more liberals out of the vats and cultural hegemony remains intact (has probably gotten stronger since a low point in 2020)
It's always someone's first time properly paying attention to politics. There's no silver bullet argument, no specific citation of recent history that will immediately dissuade them of the usual civil-religion yankee-liberal brainworms. But you make the arguments and cite the history anyway, so that the next time Democrats fail them, they'll have enough context to see it for what it is.
Yep, it took a long time for me to get as left as I am today but I did eventually get there. Have patience and never stop explaining.
It's cyclical, this happens a lot during a conservative president's first year or two; liberal politicians cater to the conservatives, liberal voters get angry at their own party for capitulating and working with conservatives, then when the election cycle ramps up the vast majority all vote lib again
We have to build alternatives. It's coming.
tbf PSL's membership has surged in the past few years