every politician is going to disappoint at some point or another. the key is to be as fierce an advocate as possible without being a perennially negative jackass.

it's the perennially—and unjustifiably—negative jackasses on here that really grind my gears. https://twitter.com/artiegold/status/1352375787865911297

if you're so certain nothing is going to change, why bother advocating for anything at all?

how are you supposed to convince people who may be just to the right of you that they should move left if you lead off with negativity?

"HEY ASSHOLE! YOU SHOULD SUPPORT REPEALING HYDE!"

"HEY SHITLIB, WHY DON'T YOU WANT MEDICARE 4 ALL. YOU HATE POOR PEOPLE OR SOMETHIN'?"

"HEY NEOLIBERAL SHILL. SOMETHING SOMETHING OLIGARCHY AND DUOPOLY. I R SMART."

*fires up Tweet Generator 3000*

"DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ARE THE SAME. EXACTLY THE SAME. BECAUSE OF CORPORATE DONORS. AND THE DUOPOLY. AND THE OLIGARCHY. SUBSCRIBE TO MY PATREON. IF YOU DON'T YOU'RE A SHITLIB HILLBOT KHIVE SNAKE EMOJI."

"AOC, CORI, RASHIDA, AYANNA, AND ILHAN ARE FRAUDS. LADY FRAUDS. THEY ARE STANDING BETWEEN YOU AND HEALTHCARE. THE MOST PROGRESSIVE CONGRESSMEMBERS YOU SAY? THEY'RE NOT ABOVE CRITIQUE. AND MY CRITIQUE IS THAT THEY'RE CENTRIST FRAUDULENT LADY SELLOUTS. SUBSCRIBE TO MY SUBSTACK."

"DID YOU SEE BERNIE'S MITTENS? THEY WERE AMAZING. DID YOU SEE THAT KAMALA HARRIS WAS WEARING A COAT? CAN YOU IMAGINE? THE POOR PEOPLE WHOSE BLOOD SHE DRANK TO CLAW HER WAY TO THE TOP CAN'T EVEN AFFORD COATS. SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL."