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Liberals haven't been as easy to radicalize. Establishment dems had strong support and to a lesser degree still do. When MAGA took over the GOP the establishment Republicans were the least popular they had ever been.
All I see are excuses.
They were able to make a change without complaining.
Not excusing, just explaining. What are you doing to make a change? All I hear from you is complaining.
I draw a distinction between "complaining" and "lodging a complaint", based on the subject and recipient.
"Complaining" is when the recipient of the complaint is someone other than the subject (e.g. criticizing the actions of Democrats to online leftists). This doesn't really accomplish anything.
"Lodging a complaint" is when the recipient is the subject (e.g. criticizing the actions of Democrats via direct correspondence, or criticizing online leftists in a space inhabited predominantly by online leftists). This is effective communication and has the potential to actually prompt a response to the complaint.
SMCF is pretty clearly utilizing the second to bring attention to the problem of the first. And it is a huge problem. These leftist spaces are packed with ideological purists who favor moral superiority to effective action that requires strategy and compromise.