By talking about universal healthcare without supporting an actual universal healthcare system, centrist Democrats turn an important demand into an empty marketing slogan.
Clearly the British Royal Family should not exist. But many people like pageantry and fairy tales, and when we ditch aristocracy we should keep the parades and costumes.
The label “fascism” gets tossed around a lot—but that doesn’t mean it lacks a coherent definition, or belongs solely to a bygone past. The political formation we call fascism is still very much alive, and very dangerous.