I enjoy your Substack content very much and you've raised some very good points since you started. I don't agree with this one, however.
Put bluntly: you can't start a dialog with institutions that want absolutely nothing to do with you or your cause. They are dyed-in-the-wool hostile to leftism. You can get some national newspaper reporters to give you an ear, but they're not the ones setting the editorial narrative. And forget about cable news- they're not in the news business, they're in the tabloid business, and they're staffed top to bottom with people who don't want a damn thing to do with meaningful progressive politics.
You mention AOC as an example of someone who plays the game without giving up her ideals, but that's not true either. Look at how cautious she's been in her endorsements and political beliefs over the last year or so, and note who she's gotten visibly cozy with. Do not play their game, you'll lose every time.
So Ross, what is a top-5 list of Social Democratic Lis Smiths? :-)
I enjoy your Substack content very much and you've raised some very good points since you started. I don't agree with this one, however.
Put bluntly: you can't start a dialog with institutions that want absolutely nothing to do with you or your cause. They are dyed-in-the-wool hostile to leftism. You can get some national newspaper reporters to give you an ear, but they're not the ones setting the editorial narrative. And forget about cable news- they're not in the news business, they're in the tabloid business, and they're staffed top to bottom with people who don't want a damn thing to do with meaningful progressive politics.
You mention AOC as an example of someone who plays the game without giving up her ideals, but that's not true either. Look at how cautious she's been in her endorsements and political beliefs over the last year or so, and note who she's gotten visibly cozy with. Do not play their game, you'll lose every time.