THESE are the sorts of reflections that America's left/progressives need right now. 

"I have to say that I now doubt the practical effectiveness of some of the policies I embraced in previous years. Others still seem like good ideas, but I’ve been dismayed at their botched implementation where they were tried." -- Noah Smith

"In 2012 or 2019, progressivism felt like it had forward momentum; now it feels adrift."

Noah concludes that the typical progressive causes are "dead in the water" or stuck amid an America public that no longer cherishes them. He's happy to wait that out, hoping (in vain?) for a change next decade or so. 

The other take-away imperative there would be to ask the question: Maybe--just maybe--I got these goals, values, ends, and beliefs _wrong_?

Pssst  @TPBPod  @trey  @jyn_urso etc



https://m.primal.net/LwuF.png 

https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/what-remains-of-the-progressive-project
 

 I think my response now is a bit simpler—the left, and democrats, need to get back to letting everyday Americans know they give a damn about their financial situation and with practical solutions, including being open and truly progressive on things like bitcoin.

The reality is, Americans are full of contradictions as well. Trump and right populism has definitely won, for now. But there’s still a huge percentage of Americans looking for a left response they can get behind (pro environment, pro choice, pro social safety net and healthcare/wage support, etc) 

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/democrats-must-embrace-bitcoin-to-survive