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  • axont [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    Do you think American liberals in the next 10 years will come to an understanding that a left wing exists and it’s broadly not them?

    Do you think they’ll continue to call us brainwashed/unrealistic or will they regard leftists as a legitimate political rival to contend with?

    • Secondthought_JT [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      To your first question, not a chance. Too far up their own ass. To your second question, they’ll continue to assert they are the only rational actors, or “the adults in the room.” Which is funny because they all have a child’s understanding of the world