Abolitionist Cosplay Dilutes Left Strategy

Updated: 2025.08.25 1M ago 1 sources
Activists often cast diverse causes as the moral equivalent of ending slavery, but without a single, slavery‑scale target this rhetoric spreads attention thin and alienates moderates. The 1860 model worked because radicals and moderates shared one overwhelming objective, not a dozen. Movements need prioritization before maximalist moral framing. — It suggests moral‑absolutist framing without a singular objective degrades coalition capacity and policymaking focus.

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Your cause is not the moral equivalent of fighting slavery
Matthew Yglesias 2025.08.25 100% relevant
Yglesias asks, 'In this analogy, what is slavery?' after citing Waleed Shahid’s Radical Republican comparison and AOC’s safe‑seat strategy.
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