“I voted for Biden in 2020 and while he definitely did some good stuff, he made a lot of really awful decisions and I was very vocal about how I felt about those decisions. I was so vocal that a few people suggested I tone it down a little: “Maybe save your criticism for later. You don’t want to hurt his reelection chances.” That sort of team sport political praxis drives me crazy. It’s not my job to run cover for any politician. My responsibility is to vote for the ones I like and pressure them to fulfill their obligations to the public. I did my best, and now it’s your turn.”
I’m reading this a few weeks late. As a fellow lib, it’s a bit gut wrenching to watch dems unwilling to offer serious critiques of our own side as an opposition.
I am curious in one observation I’ve made in your writing and wonder if it a conscious shift or a process. It seems you have become more black and white in your views than the more nuanced Tyler that I’ve always known. Am I off in this observation?
“The person in your church who doesn’t know what to make of their sexual orientation or gender is not going to trust you with their questions.”
This is what I am watching for. Will my neighbor trust me to offer them a cup of water or bandage their wounds if I am constantly fighting?
I’m left to
Right the good fight
Because
Love the good love
Doesn’t have
A good ring to it
“I voted for Biden in 2020 and while he definitely did some good stuff, he made a lot of really awful decisions and I was very vocal about how I felt about those decisions. I was so vocal that a few people suggested I tone it down a little: “Maybe save your criticism for later. You don’t want to hurt his reelection chances.” That sort of team sport political praxis drives me crazy. It’s not my job to run cover for any politician. My responsibility is to vote for the ones I like and pressure them to fulfill their obligations to the public. I did my best, and now it’s your turn.”
I’m reading this a few weeks late. As a fellow lib, it’s a bit gut wrenching to watch dems unwilling to offer serious critiques of our own side as an opposition.
I am curious in one observation I’ve made in your writing and wonder if it a conscious shift or a process. It seems you have become more black and white in your views than the more nuanced Tyler that I’ve always known. Am I off in this observation?