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57 The Political Turn (The Great Feast)

The Imperfect Buddha Podcast

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The Left's Unwillingness to Compromise

I am a realist at the end of the day, and when I say that, I guess I have to qualify a bit. The left certainly may be morally right, but if it's not plain to win at the chess game of contemporary modern politics, then I'm afraid that democratic elections are likely to leave them behind again in the UK, U.S., and Italy. If this is an incorrect evaluation, don't get me wrong, I will be very, very happy indeed. But whatever the left does or doesn't do politically as political parties fighting elections against the conservatives or the right,. unless it captures more of the middle ground and responds un-patronizingly to wider

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