John Harris Almost Faces Facts: "From Trump's Victory, A Simple, Inescapable Message: People Despise The Left"

Maybe a wee bit better than typical Grauniad fare.

He's got most of the pieces of the puzzle in place...but, of course, thinks it's mostly a big misunderstanding. I mean, first of all there is, of course, a lot of straight racism and sexism underwriting the Republican win. That goes without saying! But on top of that, conservatives have managed to convince people--and not just white people, but people who actually matter, like blacks and Hispanics--that mass illegal immigration is bad. Then there's the "hateful" "anti-" "trans" ad (Kamala's for they/them, Trump is for us.). So hateful, amirite? And, despite the fact that he even won the popular voate, and that blacks and Hispanics--who, again, actually matter--voted for him in record number, he had the audacity to cast himself as some kind of unifier! The. gall.

   In conclusion:

None of this is meant to imply that most progressive causes are mistaken, or to make any argument for leaning into Trumpism. What the state of politics across the west highlights is more about tone, strategy, empathy, and how to take people with you while trying to change society – as well as the platforms that poison democratic debate, and the harm they do to progressive politics. The next time you see someone on the left combusting with self-righteous fury on the hellscape now known as X, it’s worth remembering that its current owner is Elon Musk, who may be about to assist Trump in massively cutting US public spending, while cackling at the weakness of the president’s enemies, and their habit of walking into glaring traps.

[1] Well of course this is not to suggest that, wall, any progressive causes are mistaken! This is The Grauniad, sir!

[2] This is really all about tone and strategy--not substance. That the left is right cannot be in doubt, bigot. We just have to figure out a way to call people Nazis in a nicer way.

[3] We also have to figure out a way to "take more people with us" as we destroy...er...I mean...change...society...

[4] Remember those social media platforms we used to propagate our crazy and to shout down and vilify all opposition? Well, now one of them is allowing people to speak freely...and even contradict us. This is what we call "poisoning democratic debate."

[5] ...and "harming progressive politics"... See, presenting arguments on the other side is...well...you get it...

[6] That final sentence WTF? I have no idea. He started to maybe say "try to stop shrieking at people and calling them Nazis..." but he maybe just couldn't bring himself to do it. So blah blah Musk blah blah Trump...blah blah...cutting government spending...the very idea!!!!!????!!!!!

   It's all so tedious...

   But at least a few of them are seeing the relevant facts, even if they continue to spin them in an ideological direction. 

   If social psychology were worth a damn it would be collecting evidence like crazy. Sadly, it's been captured by the cult, so will probably just give us more erudite-sounding versions of this sort of thing.

   But, anyway, I do think Harris is being a bit smarter and more honest here than the average lefty scribbler.