A truly erudite essay. Communication is everything. Progressives are too self righteous, wordy and can’t touch grass roots hearts and minds. MAGA being case in point. From rural poor to urban poor, who wouldn’t resonate to that? Not to mention a large chunk of our middle class which thinks the world ends beyond america. Do they even care where their precious $$$$ go??? In toxic aid and wars.

It’s a pity that to please republicans in power we have to devolve to tribal language invoking their simple gods.