I wonder if it's aspirational. Allegiance to the Democratic parties truths and the pities of wokedom is part and parcel of the _culture_of_ the educated, tasteful class. If you aspire to be accepted by the fragrant and sophisticated people who do yoga, drink wine you never hard of, make their own kombucha, and tell you about what a wonde…
I wonder if it's aspirational. Allegiance to the Democratic parties truths and the pities of wokedom is part and parcel of the _culture_of_ the educated, tasteful class. If you aspire to be accepted by the fragrant and sophisticated people who do yoga, drink wine you never hard of, make their own kombucha, and tell you about what a wonderful French butter keeper they have, you have to be all in on the politics too. In a fascinating interview with Greenwald, Shant Mesrobian (from Obama's campaign) explains why this culture demands total obedience.
I'll bet that's some of it. Both funding arms of the uniparty play that whole lifestyle game.
I also think there's a hope that the brand loyalty will bring about a return to a more stable past, despite learning that it wasn't as stable as they remember.
I wonder if it's aspirational. Allegiance to the Democratic parties truths and the pities of wokedom is part and parcel of the _culture_of_ the educated, tasteful class. If you aspire to be accepted by the fragrant and sophisticated people who do yoga, drink wine you never hard of, make their own kombucha, and tell you about what a wonderful French butter keeper they have, you have to be all in on the politics too. In a fascinating interview with Greenwald, Shant Mesrobian (from Obama's campaign) explains why this culture demands total obedience.
I'll bet that's some of it. Both funding arms of the uniparty play that whole lifestyle game.
I also think there's a hope that the brand loyalty will bring about a return to a more stable past, despite learning that it wasn't as stable as they remember.