And the purity tests get narrower and narrower
And the purity tests get narrower and narrower
All choices have consequences. Including symbolic action, and inaction.

William Gibson vs Margaret Thatcher
– Cory Doctorow

#PurityTests

https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/17/technopolitics/

Pluralistic: William Gibson vs Margaret Thatcher (17 Mar 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

Tom Powell Jr delivers a blunt, emotional breakdown of how Trump ended up back in the #WhiteHouse, it wasn’t just about racism or misogyny. It was about #EGO, #PROTESTVOTING, #Puritytests, and people who chose moral superiority instead of doing what it took to stop a maniac youtu.be/ev_CRbMfI2Y?...

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This Is Why Trump Is President Again: How Protest Voting and Ego Politics Burned the Country

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@benroyce @todymotmot @profdc9 @GutterPoetry @zakalwe The absolutist view where a candidate or party needs to adhere rigidly and totally to a list of essential principles or they’re unacceptable is pretty frustrating. You can’t vote to save democracy because they won’t cater specifically to a particular subgroup’s extreme stance…
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