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Originally Posted by opendoor
What's the solution? I honestly don't really know. In terms of trans rights specifically, they really need to re-frame it as a question of liberty and freedom. But focusing on pragmatism and the marketplace of ideas when your opponents are anti-democratic extremists has never really been successful because you're working from a position of weakness relative to your opponents.
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McBride is operating on the assumption that a significant proportion of the population are persuadable, and that it's her job to persuade them. She also supports incrementalism, citing the civil rights movement as an example of gains made in many steps over decades. And she says that while drawing stark lines on maximalist positions is great for ginning up affirmation from your friends on social media, it's not good politics.
Really, just watch the video. She does into a lot of depth on the subject of liberal discourse in a pluralistic democracy.