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Inevitable. [1]

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Date: 2023-04-07  

As I mentioned in my last post, I am very keen on the idea of framing our political arguments and positions as inevitable. It comes from Anat Schenker-Osorio (ASO) and her argument that inevitability can overcome many cognitive psychology biases, like Status Quo Bias and others that I explore in a series of pieces here.

She believes that the success of the campaign for abortion rights in Ireland was greatly benefited by the framing around inevitability: We are eventually going to do this, why not do it now and create a better world with less suffering now instead of waiting for all of the old guard to pass on?

I believe there are many issues we can frame like this, and I am hoping some of you will help me brainstorm this. I am going to put up some issues (and my initial stab at framing) that I think are inevitably going to change in progressives’ favor as Gen Z starts voting in bigger numbers and my Boomer cohort votes less.

Gun Control. Seeing the demonstrations in Tennessee and the polling numbers on assault weapons bans, and the general unpopularity of crazy “guns’ rights” positions, makes this seem like it should be easy. Reproductive Rights. Quashing reproductive freedom is the last gasp of religious patriarchy. Green Energy Transition. I would like to say that the fossil fuel industries are in their last days, too, but the power they wield is still immense. But the transition is mandatory and we all know it. The longer we postpone the inevitable, the more harm we do to everyone. Workers Rights. Union rights, fair and living wages, sharing of profits across the work force (like we did in the decades after WW II), Child labor laws, a four day work week, to name a few. Does anyone think we aren’t going to get these things as we push back against the oligarchs? LGBTQ Rights. Also part of the last gasp of the religious patriarchy. Religious zealots gonna scream about “the gays” and continue to look the other way while their children are abused. Enough. Universal Healthcare. Is there a universe that in 10-20 years still does not have universal healthcare? As with the fossil fuel industry, the Medical Industrial Complex will be hard to fight, but I have many thoughts on how to do it, and I am not alone. Finally, the Big One: SCOTUS. Everything listed above can be overwhelmingly popular but if the reactionaries currently in control of SCOTUS remain in control, they can invalidate every bit of progress with the wave of their corrupt hands. I believe it is inevitable that we unpack the Court. McConnel and Trump packed it with reactionaries and religious fundamentalists, and that is not who we are as a country. It must be undone, so let’s get on it now. Mobilize to unpack the court.

There’s my list. Please contribute your thoughts and criticisms, I’m anxious to see if this can get some legs!

[Updated to add 6, Universal healthcare because I’m a dunderhead!!!]

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