return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agoSen. Bernie Sanders says he considers Harris ‘progressive’ and her policy changes are ‘pragmatic’www.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1309arrow-down120
arrow-up1289arrow-down1external-linkSen. Bernie Sanders says he considers Harris ‘progressive’ and her policy changes are ‘pragmatic’www.nbcnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squareSuavevillain@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up31arrow-down15·2 months agoBeing “pragmatic” only seems to go in one direction, and it is rightward.
minus-squarebanshee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoPragmatic isn’t a point on the left-right spectrum.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down16·2 months agoStrange, is it not, that liberals never consider that sometimes they are the unjust man asking to meet in the middle before they step to the right.
minus-squareSuavevillain@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down2·2 months agoPeople can’t ever look past whatever threat we’re facing. If you’re always the person compromising, you’ll never get to stand for anything. Even a big tent should have limits like Dick Cheney but if you say that someone call it purity test.
Being “pragmatic” only seems to go in one direction, and it is rightward.
Pragmatic isn’t a point on the left-right spectrum.
Strange, is it not, that liberals never consider that sometimes they are the unjust man asking to meet in the middle before they step to the right.
People can’t ever look past whatever threat we’re facing. If you’re always the person compromising, you’ll never get to stand for anything. Even a big tent should have limits like Dick Cheney but if you say that someone call it purity test.