This whole thread is great, but particularly this tweet resonated given some of the shit I see go by from people who consider themselves “leftists” on Twitter (to be distinguished from liberals, who they all regard as useless, based on the tweets I see retweeted).

5. You may want to upend the system. You may want to lead the revolution. But the vast majority of Americans do not.

— GothamGirlBlue (@GothamGirlBlue) August 25, 2017