It’s often a push and pull. The US “progressives” was pulled to the right, which pushed the “conservatives” further to the right. From the outside looking in, it seems that the new anti-abortion laws are proving to be unpopular, which might just pull conservatives back to the centre of this particular issue, and then the progressives can go further left again.

For activism, whichever side you’re on, they must always ask for a lot right now, to get a little very soon. It goes both ways.