Virtue Hoarding Targets Progressives

A minority current on the radical Left now treats compromise by even sympathetic elected officials as moral betrayal, staging denunciations that prioritize moral purity over political coalition or policy gain. This style—rooted in status display rather than mass organizing—can punish progressive officeholders and push politics toward symbolic litmus tests. — If this dynamic spreads it will reshape left‑of‑center governance by making compromise politically costly and accelerating factionalism within progressive movements.