@9HF2BWBProgressive6mos6MO
Rigid adherence to ideological dogma leaves little to no room for practical responses to questions better answered by other ideologies or schools of thought. One can be pragmatic and still hold their own personal ideology or ideologies, but are not blindly adherent to said ideology. Pragmatists can indeed have strong values and can uphold their values through practical means and policies.
@9HDL58L6mos6MO
Pragmatists can have strong values: They may hide them to catch the interest of a demographic they like, or to compromise for a more functional government, or exaggerate them to energise their core fanbase.
