From Yasmin Nair: The fact is that there can be no remedy without a proper diagnosis. The problem with the so-called left is that it has become intractably tied to the idea that its very existence, however tattered and weary and worn, is somehow enough (hence, for instance, the misbegotten idea that there MUST be an elected Democrat, no matter how problematic, no matter how troubling, like Clinton, Obama, or, well, the other Clinton). The first step is to acknowledge there is a problem, and the vast, vast majority of the left-prog-liberal bunch has no idea there’s a problem. Furthermore, diagnosis/analysis on its own is also a form of action (for lack of a better word). I’m always struck by how often people distinguish between “analysis” and “action.” More here.