• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    What I don’t get, is that what moderates keep saying…

    You know, the people that constantly shit on progressives and claim we don’t want anything unless it’s everything.

    Isn’t the whole moderate mission to take what we can get now and keep working for more? I’m not saying that’s what they actually do, that’s just their excuse for not fighting for more.

    So shouldn’t the ones pushing for loan forgiveness now and fixing the underlying issue later be the moderates?

    Instead they say if we can’t 100% fix the problem in perpetuity, we can’t do anything.

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      6 months ago

      Exactly. Arguing that you’re against helping people now because it doesn’t go far enough is ridiculous. Help people now. Then continue helping people. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of progress.

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        6 months ago

        Those unrealistic idealists are so frustrating to argue with. Is this a great first step? YES! Can we do more? Also YES.

        Take the win, and use that momentum to drive mode change. Trying to go from 0 to 100 in one step is just not realistic.

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          6 months ago

          Take the win, and use that momentum to drive mode change.

          There’s a difference between a start and means testing tho…

          Those same moderates like to use means testing to erode away support for more, and to get the people who don’t make the cut to vote against it.

          It’s how moderates have been opposing universal healthcare for over 80 years.

          Social Security was supposed to be a temporary compromise to help the neediest while the government worked out the wrinkles for universal healthcare that was for everyone.

    • nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
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      6 months ago

      It’s because moderates are what conservatives claim to be. They are pro-status quo and keeping change as show as possible (as opposed to conservatives that just want hierarchical power structures that let them exercise power over others, no matter what changes are required).

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        6 months ago

        Well observed. Conservatives in the US are reactionary but those described as moderates are basically NIMBYs standing in the way of those who want to tear down what’s left of the country.