Matthew Sheffield on Nostr: The conservatives bearing bad advice have had important allies like Rahm Emanuel, ...

The conservatives bearing bad advice have had important allies like Rahm Emanuel, lifelong Democrats who benefit from a politics of the status quo. They also had no constituency, but they managed to keep power for a long time by faking a tension between social & economic justice.

There is no such conflict, and in fact, helping other people against bigotry and oligarchy helps you be protected as well. I am freed by your liberation. And we cannot protect democracy without expanding it.