The Way Forward

For decades we have been lectured about "going too far," about the need to be "practical" and "realistic." We need to be patient, take baby steps, elect Democrats first and then later worry about "issues." Keep our powder dry, don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good, business as usual.

We are to imagine a "spectrum" and "swinging pendulums" and not get too excited or worried.

Has the time not come to "go that far," to advocate for that which is right and true? The things we advocate will not happen merely because we advocate for them, but they most certainly will never happen if we don't advocate for them, for fear of "going too far." People were fighting for Abolition and Women's Suffrage long before they were pratical or realistic.