Brow-beating people over whether or not they are a “true” conservative or progressive is an inherently dumb activity, because it relies on the false assumption that there’s a fixed definition of “conservative” or “progressive.” The reality is there’s a hodgepodge of goals and ideals and differing ideas of how to achieve them, and denying that in favor of purity tests is more about social signaling rather than having an honest debate about the best paths to take to reach shared goals.

I also really liked this Amanda Marcotte piece for Salon about the post-Iowa repositioning for the Sanders campaign. If this campaign wasn’t wacky enough before the Iowa caucuses, it’s been even moreso afterwards. 

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