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Eric Liu

Sometimes when I listen to fellow progressives, I wonder if the only lesson we took away from the '04 elections is that politics is a word game.

Eric Liu

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Eric Liu is criticizing some progressives for focusing too much on clever language or slogans rather than meaningful political action or strategy. He suggests that their main takeaway from the 2004 elections seems to be treating politics as just manipulating words instead of addressing real issues.

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