I think progressives never thought about this because we banked on immigration and demographic change allowing us to win culturally and electorally but the issue is immigrants tend to be overwhelmingly male, that is how Trump won actually he won over a lot of Hispanic,Black,Asian and indigenous men who feel humiliated by a new culture, economy and world.
So what can we do rhetorically and policy wise to win more young men over ?
Idk how do you “sell” being a decent fucking person?
It’s not trivial to do but if you’re not willing to do the work, shut up.
I’m trying to convey that if selling people to be a decent person fails then they’re so far lost.
well your moral purity doesn’t matter because this is politics. the decisions we make about our society fall into grey areas and tough decisions. you don’t want to do that work you don’t have to, but you’re part of the problem if you think you’re being a decent person right now by grousing about indecency.
a moral vision isn’t enough, there must be a practical one, and if you’re useless in that endeavor, have the grace to stay out of politics.