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The politics of sympathy is waning

There’s only so long a complaint can be made until it’s not the issue anymore. There are deeper realities at work that take precedence over momentary concerns. A crisis cannot last a lifetime in politics either. It’s been a while since many of the earlier issues the Left hacked away at slipped out of view.

This is the troubling fact many on the liberal side of politics now face. They can’t shout for much longer. They can’t expect a hearing forever. It’s got to be government that does it. The crowd has to return home. The lifeblood of much else is lost otherwise.

However, the determination of those on the anti-State side is a hard nut to crack. Their vigour is misinformed and it makes it difficult to negotiate. Their methods are routes of attacks and so compromise is futile. If people think life and death happens overnight there isn’t much room for a middle ground.