You joke, but I think a socialist that does a "no labels" branding and didn't hit all of the liberal cultural signifiers, like being pro-gun instead of for fun control and not talking about rural people like they are morons, would do really well.
yes, but i also meant this very unironically, in that emphasising the way in which collectivism enables more freedoms for the individual, and cares more about the individual, than individualism, is a very useful way of tilting rightwing folks away from being awful.
You joke, but I think a socialist that does a "no labels" branding and didn't hit all of the liberal cultural signifiers, like being pro-gun instead of for fun control and not talking about rural people like they are morons, would do really well.
yes, but i also meant this very unironically, in that emphasising the way in which collectivism enables more freedoms for the individual, and cares more about the individual, than individualism, is a very useful way of tilting rightwing folks away from being awful.
edit: so, yes. agreed. :fidel-si: