I was sent your piece because I wrote a piece arguing for the “stupid” position you address here: substack.com/home/post/…

I appreciate where you’re coming from, but basically you seem to be arguing this: "It can't be perfect so it should feature a really bad thing and that's fine."

I disagree and think that argument is a dangerous/bad strategy electorally.

And re: this: "Sadly we’ve reached the societal point where instead we must pretend there is a moderate position between the two sides. One that is sympathetic to the plight of the undocumented while still criticizing the protests for not being perfect."

I fear this is what online tribalism does to people when the reality is MOST people are in the middle. Reaching out to moderates is a great idea if you like winning elections.

Sadly, this is all a gift to 47 and fulfills the MAGA fantasy that there is indeed a foreign invasion happening.

The question i ask w/ all this: Do you want to win or not? Because I’m confident waving foreign flags and a H@mas armband in front of torched cars is not the visual way to win national elections.