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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Absolutely. The last 15 years or so have seen the North American left transform from a movement largely interested in economic egalitarianism to one motivated passionately by moral distinctions. As traditional religion has retreated among the young and educated, many have embraced a different kind of moral program, and revived the tried and true habits of signalling virtue, condemning the wicked, and using shame to enforce conformity.
Ensuring public services are accessible, efficient, and sustainable doesn't arouse anything close to the enthusiasm among the new left as a good old-fashioned moral crusade.
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Partisan politics is by definition on argument over morality, if it isn't, well then it is just bureaucratic technocracy. An argument of favour of that is still a moral one.