Democratic Gov. Jared Polis called the Gadsden flag 'a proud symbol of the American revolution' after a a Colorado student was told to remove a patch of the "Don't Tread on Me" flag from his backpack.
Progressivism is about organized labor and a willingness to make big policy reforms if they’re evidence-based. Like progressives want universal healthcare instead of the shit sandwich of corporate bureaucracy Americans eat at the hospital. Progressives don’t care about backpack patches in schools. The school policies they care about having a strong teachers union and high quality, universal school lunches.
The two leading progressive politicians (Bernie and AOC) talk about unions and Medicare for All until they’re blue in the face.
Also, I don’t think I’m the one here struggling with the reality of politics. This thread is about one rowdy teen having a patch removed from his backpack by a school employee. It doesn’t have anything to do with progressive politicians.
Americans would have a decent quality of life if they would let the progressives make some policies. Progressive policies are wildly popular and generally serve to improve the quality of life for the average person.
The right has adopted talking about culture war issues 24/7 like it is their fucking job. Why? Because conservative policies are unpopular as fuck across the board, and are a non-starter for the majority of the country. Republicans abandoned a policy first platform a long time ago, and similarly the world is abandoning the small minded sycophants that make up their electorate.
Get a grip, you are embarrassing yourself...Nobody here is buying the bullshit you're trying to sell. You must have forgotten this ain't Reddit.
OR maybe it's because conservatives are more concerned about social issues than economic ones because... Well, that's what conservatives do by definition
I assure you that if that was the case this culture war nonsense wouldn't exist and Americans would have a decent quality of life.
You literally just argued that the "left" or more specifically progressives were the ones focusing on culture war issues. Moving the goal posts when someone calls you out on your bullshit is exactly what I would expect.
The entire conservative psychological warfare doctrine is based around never engaging with the substance of any issues because you know you can't fucking win. Get Wrekt ✌️