So proud of Kamala Harris. She was my top pick for 2020, and I was devastated when she dropped out. She exudes joy, and she and Joe are what we need. I know they will build a strong cabinet and coalition to support them AND us.
For anyone who is going to catch up on anything they missed tonight, I recommend watching the DNC feed on YouTube. The sign language interpreters were amazing.
Once again, Mike Pompeii tweets the gif of Lisa Simpson crying and tearing up a paper - I suppose this was an attempt to slam Nancy Pelosi, but the scene was about Lisa losing faith in democracy after witnessing a corrupt congressman accepting a bribe, so yet again he’s self-owned.
I remember feeling so excited 4 years ago, and now I feel too terrified to feel that hopeful (fear of 45 or Russia stealing the election somehow).
But tonight was great, for sure.
I felt the same. I didn't want to let myself go there.
I was watching MSNBC and they had Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid, and Nicolle Wallace on to commentate afterward. Rachel and Joy both commented that Obama's speech felt different in that it felt like a grave warning. I have to agree because I felt like he was talking directly to me saying "don't eff this up."
Post by Velar Fricative on Aug 20, 2020 8:13:50 GMT -5
This week is making me feel super hopeful but also quite fearful. If anything, it's a call for us to give money, time, whatever, to helping everyone vote, especially given the issues with the Postal Service. I hadn't gotten around to signing up to volunteer not only for Biden but for my Representative but I sure as hell have done so now. We should feel hopeful that we have a great alternative to the shitshow we have now, but we shouldn't feel complacent like we did in 2016.
Clinton never managed (that) easy rapport with the public. She was endlessly caught in what feminist scholars call “the double bind.” As linguist Deborah Tannen wrote, “the requirements of a good leader and a good woman are mutually exclusive. A good leader must be tough, but a good woman must not be. A good woman must be self-deprecating, but a good leader must not be.” Reams of research reflect the difficulty women have stepping into leadership positions historically reserved for men, and Clinton faced those contradictions for decades on decades. When she chose her words carefully, it was considered calculating; when she emphasized her competence, she was dismissed as cold; when she tried to show her passion, she was told to stop shouting.
When I read and internalize things like this, it's hard for me to believe that we will ever achieve true equality.