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human
CMV: A lot of leftist issues are very important and benefit everyone, but they are terribly marketed, alienating potential supporters.

This applies to a wide range of things I see discussed in today's talking points put forward by the left part of the political spectrum. To give some examples I'd mention gender issues, the ongoing controversy around good policing or race issues. 

Maybe my view of humankind is just way too optimistic, but it seems the disagreement isn't as big as it's made out to be, and many people people could be convinced by minor adaptions of the arguments.

To go into one of these in depth: On the issue of whiteness, many people feel personally attacked, by the way things are discussed. Of course I understand the frustration of having to deal with that, instead of just dismissing it as nonsense or at least irrelevant in comparison, when there's some issues that need fixing like yesterday. But the way it plays out it's a PR desaster, and I believe it's very understandable that some people are pushing back on policies, that in fact really need to be introduced.

And in the end, we live in a democracy, so as right as you might be, you need the majority behind you. Therefore, as frustrating as it might be, you need to work on convincing everyone you can. And so one has to tread more carefully, even if it sucks.

Edit, because one counterargument keeps popping up: I'm obviously not saying you can convince a Nazi by just talking cozy to him, and I had tried to make that clear in my post. But my view is that more people are inclined to listen than is commonly stated.

Also: Of course it is a wise strategical decision to influence voter turnout over voter decision, but the general consensus seems to be that only the former is possible. My standpoint would be that the latter is underrated. Convince me otherwise (maybe scientific studies).

Edit: Thanks for answering, trying to keep up with 400+ comments wasn't easy but I read all of them and tried to answer most. Seems my view isn't as uncommon as I would've thought. Looking forward to read the rest when I wake up.
gpt
>And in the end, we live in a democracy, so as right as you might be, you need the majority behind you

There is no leftist High Command that organizes every academic paper, every street protest, every corporate woke gesture, every youtube agitator, and every career politician, to prioritize gaining the national government majority as their goal.

Sure, Joe Biden's campaign cared about that, which is why you have never heard ***him*** talking about "overcoming whiteness".

And sure, at least on some level, most other leftists also tend to understand, that democrats winning elections is better than Republicans winning elections.

But it is not their one and only priority.

Academics also care about their theories being accepted among their already mostly left-leaningpeers, protesters care more about pushing elected politicians to the left than about re-electing them, elected politicians might care about winning their own districts than about advancing the national perception of the party, etc.