Alright, I understand your position. Personally, I disagree with it because it’s unrealistic to expect perfection from everyone who fights for a cause. I feel that it’s important to have some baseline tolerance for hypocrisy because it’s counterproductive to police your allies on every small thing.
I agree that tailored suits should not be a precondition for success, and choosing not to wear them in congress is absolutely a statement to that end, but I’m not going to discount AOC as a potential ally because she chose not to fight that particular battle. In the same vein, I’m also not going allow John Fetterman’s choice to fight that particular battle convince me that he’s a working class ally in more important ways.
When you allow yourself to get hung up on the appearance of hypocrisy you make yourself vulnerable to exactly the type of manipulation that Fetterman engages in. Look past the surface and consider the bigger picture. You don’t have to be someone who works within the system, I’m not that type of person either, but don’t write people off for choosing that path. Everyone has a part to play.
Fair enough. I definitely don’t expect perfection, but I like to highlight the problem with Big Suit so that other people are aware it’s an issue.
I agree with you about Fetterman. I don’t keep up with him so I can’t corroborate your claims, but the fact that he doesn’t wear a suit does not automatically make him an ally of the working class.
Alright, I understand your position. Personally, I disagree with it because it’s unrealistic to expect perfection from everyone who fights for a cause. I feel that it’s important to have some baseline tolerance for hypocrisy because it’s counterproductive to police your allies on every small thing.
I agree that tailored suits should not be a precondition for success, and choosing not to wear them in congress is absolutely a statement to that end, but I’m not going to discount AOC as a potential ally because she chose not to fight that particular battle. In the same vein, I’m also not going allow John Fetterman’s choice to fight that particular battle convince me that he’s a working class ally in more important ways.
When you allow yourself to get hung up on the appearance of hypocrisy you make yourself vulnerable to exactly the type of manipulation that Fetterman engages in. Look past the surface and consider the bigger picture. You don’t have to be someone who works within the system, I’m not that type of person either, but don’t write people off for choosing that path. Everyone has a part to play.
Fair enough. I definitely don’t expect perfection, but I like to highlight the problem with Big Suit so that other people are aware it’s an issue.
I agree with you about Fetterman. I don’t keep up with him so I can’t corroborate your claims, but the fact that he doesn’t wear a suit does not automatically make him an ally of the working class.