The Last Ditch by Tom Paine

Progressivism is about selling fantastic dreams  - work less, earn more,
play more, become more attractive, be more admired by your peers, end
hunger, end poverty, create world peace, abolish cancer, save the
whales, save the planet all by simply voting once every few years and
telling people, hey, I voted for cool. Musicians, actors,
comedians… all manner of people who depend on being ‘in’ and ‘hip’ to
make a living align themselves with progressive politics. Cos it’s cool.
It’s one giant circle-jerk of ‘cool’.

Charlotte Gore