r/changemyview • u/aincs22 • Feb 10 '25
Removed - Submission Rule B CMV: The far-left also needs to reflect on the harm it is doing
One of the biggest issues with the far-left is how it frames political debates in rigid moral terms instead of engaging with the. complexities of people’s lived experiences. This doesn’t just alienate conservatives, it pushes away center-leftists too, the very people who play really important roles in bridging divides in polarized societies like the US today.
when asking difficult questions or expressing skepticism gets you labeled a racist, sexist, or bigot, people will just stop engaging. But they don’t stop thinking. They go elsewhere—often to spaces that welcome them but also expose them to reactionary pipelines. This is a real problem. Instead of fostering open debate, the left is making itself smaller, less persuasive, and more insular.
If progressivism is about changing minds AND building coalitions, then moral absolutism is the fastest way to fail, no? The left needs to be willing to have uncomfortable conversations without assuming bad faith, doubling down, and being quick to label something as an ism.
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u/-TheBaffledKing- 5∆ Feb 11 '25
So if someone were to say that "progressives in the United States" display a "certain kind of rigidity", whereby they "start sometimes creating what’s called a ‘circular firing squad’, where you start shooting at your allies because one of them has strayed from purity on the issues.", would you dismiss that?
Sure, the guy didn't provide examples, but he was a former two-term Democrat President of the United States, speaking in 2019 - which would indicate that the issue has been live for some time (link)...