any politicians who want to take an anti-trust approach. So, very few in the US.
>There are better free-speech hills to die on.
And that attitude is why the Left has gotten so weak. The Right died on the hill of some emails and a laptop. Maybe we should start with some smaller battles first.
>Conspiracy and cover-up by the leader of the opposition is a great hill to die on. It comes with a built-in constituency who will actually show up.
Until you become the leaders covering it up, I suppose. It's a great thing Trump doesn't think that far in advance. A proper personality conman would be truly terrifying.
Maybe it's a good hill to climb. A stupid one to die on if you don't deliver. Conspiracy theorists only have allegiance to justifying themselves, not a personality.
>appeal to folks who only show up in deep-blue cities.
So, half the population? Seems like a large base to appeal to. Oh well, nothing a little gerrymandering won't fix.
> Until you become the leaders covering it up, I suppose
Sure, covering up your own messes is survival. That said, it’s not like Trump being a rapist and liking them young was concealed from the electorate ex ante…
> Maybe it's a good hill to climb. A stupid one to die on if you don't deliver
It’s a lucrative hill to climb. I wouldn’t say it’s a good one.
The funny thing about Trump is he’s been done in, in part, by his authoritarianism. He can’t credibly claim an external force is holding him back (as he did with his tax returns) because he’s eviscerated all such forces.
> half the population?
Oh man no, maybe 5% of the population in Manhattan shows up. So maybe half of that. (Which is a lot of people. But not a lot of districts.)
>There are better free-speech hills to die on.
And that attitude is why the Left has gotten so weak. The Right died on the hill of some emails and a laptop. Maybe we should start with some smaller battles first.