Twitter activity on how left and right have changed, as here:
The thing about @NateSilver538’s argument here is that a Musk-owned Twitter would subsequently attract conservatives who have leaned way way WAY to the right, thereby refuting Musk’s original inductive generalization. pic.twitter.com/nhuJMnDF41
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) April 28, 2022
I don't know about the national picture. I do know I've always considered myself on the moderate left and my views have changed sometimes:
- In the 1950's liberals were still supporting public power, the path marked out by the New Deal in the TVA and Bonneville power. That's no longer the case.
- In the 1950's/60's liberals thought that ending legal segregation and establishing things like civilian review boards would be sufficient. No longer the case.
- In the 1970s I was called for a month's jury duty in DC. For one case I was successful in getting off on the basis I couldn't be impartial in a marijuana possession case. Despite that, I've never been high on legalizing pot, though by now I'm a reluctant supporter.
- Liberals used to have no opinions on legalized gambling; now I guess they support it but it's not a top issue and I still dislike it.
- Back in the 1950's/60's liberals supported decolonization and were hot for foreign aid.
- In the 1990's many liberals supported the "Washington consensus" on global free trade. I still do, but that seems to put me in the minority.
To be continued, maybe.
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