Besides policy, one of the fundamental differences between the modern political left and right is how they support and rally around their leaders. The right will parrot the agreed upon talking points and support their guy (or gal but usually guy) no matter what. It's rare that they go off script. Whereas the left makes everyone take an ideological purity test. The problem is, nobody can agree to what the right answers are and nobody is ever satisfied with any leaders. So, the right are in lock step (occasionally of the goose variety) and consistent and loud in their messaging. Whereas the left usually can't respond effectively to the loud, emotionally charged messaging from the right because they're too busy arguing among themselves what 'means' means. It's built into the ideologies. Most influencers on the right don't care about governing or making their country or the world better. They care about themselves or the relatively small group they are part of. So, it's easy to parrot messaging when you're only concerned with one preferred, narrow outcome. Whereas the left tend to be more concerned with the welfare of the wider collective, which is much more difficult to accomplish.
Of course it's true that criticizing Biden on CP will move the needle exactly 0% in the US Presidential election. But as 4th Line Goon mentioned, this stuff doesn't stop at the US border. It affects how we think, behave and vote in Canada and most of the world. It's no surprise that the rise of Trump and the alt-right in general also led to pseudo-fascists being elected elsewhere in the world. The left needs to take every small win to push the agenda and momentum forward, rather than bickering publicly about the delivery of Tik Tok videos. The gradual move forward is how Roe v. Wade and just about every other progressive law came to be. It's not just about elections. These conversations, even here, push the agenda progressively. If I had my way Biden would quit and be replaced with someone younger, progressive and inspiring. But at the moment, he's all that stands between the world and an ever increasingly unhinged Trump.
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