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Biden ran a campaign, in stark contrast to Clinton’s, focused not on rallying the base around identity grievances, but on persuading the other side with argument and engagement. If you believe in liberal democracy — in persuasion, dialogue, and civility — and want to resist tribalism, Biden may be our unexpected but real last chance. And in this campaign, he has walked the walk.
His core message, which has been remarkably consistent, is not a divisive or partisan one. It is neither angry nor bitter. Despite mockery and scorn from some understandably embittered partisans, he has a hand still held out if Republicans want to cooperate. In this speech at Warm Springs, where Biden invoked the legacy of FDR, you can feel the Obama vibe, so alien to the woke: “Red states, blue states, Republicans, Democrats, Conservatives, and Liberals. I believe from the bottom of my heart, we can do it. People ask me, why are you so confident Joe? Because we are the United States of America.”
His closing message has been about healing — from the wounds of Covid, economic crisis, and resilient racism. And if there is one thing Biden really knows in his heart and soul it is healing.
What I grieve is an idea of America that is decent, generous, big-hearted, and pragmatic, where the identity of a citizen, unqualified, unhyphenated, is the only identity you need. I miss a public discourse where a president takes responsibility even for things beyond his full control, where the fault-lines of history are not mined for ammunition but for greater understanding, where, in Biden’s words, we can once again see the dignity in each other. I am not a fool, and know how hard this will be. But in this old man, with his muscle memory of what we have lost, and his ability to move and change in new ways, we have an unexpected gift.
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Good reply. The Left claims Biden is the decent, truthful candidate but if you question him or say he is lying, he replies with a snarl. He is the man who tells one state he will ban fracking, but another state that he will not. His Twitter account is empty platitudes typed up by staff. I just don't feel like Biden is in control of his own campaign. An empty shell to be propped up and then they put an early lid on his campaign events so they can recharge his batteries.ramage wrote: I think I know what Andrew Sullivan was smoking. What about you, SC?
Did Sullivan and you forget: " "If you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black," Biden said Friday morning during an appearance on The Breakfast Club."
Is this resisting tribalism?
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I agree, but we should also be voting against a corruption in our government, from influence peddling to the FBI and DOJ trying to take out a duly elected president for partisan reasons. I don't care nearly as much about feelings as I do about making sure the people who have the most power don't have an opportunity to use that power for corrupt purposes. The corrupt Russia hoax will go down in history as being worse than Watergate and our news media will be remembered as being instrumental and directly responsible for supporting that corruption for 3 years.ScienceChic wrote: Vote against tribalism, identity politics, divisiveness, extremism and Wokeness. Vote FOR a return to civility, compromise, decency, dignity, empathy, competency, and healing.
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I agree, but we should also be voting against a corruption in our government, from influence peddling to the FBI and DOJ trying to take out a duly elected president for partisan reasons. I don't care nearly as much about feelings as I do about making sure the people who have the most power don't have an opportunity to use that power for corrupt purposes. The corrupt Russia hoax will go down in history as being worse than Watergate and our news media will be remembered as being instrumental and directly responsible for supporting that corruption for 3 years.ScienceChic wrote: Vote against tribalism, identity politics, divisiveness, extremism and Wokeness. Vote FOR a return to civility, compromise, decency, dignity, empathy, competency, and healing.
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Rick wrote:
I agree, but we should also be voting against a corruption in our government, from influence peddling to the FBI and DOJ trying to take out a duly elected president for partisan reasons. I don't care nearly as much about feelings as I do about making sure the people who have the most power don't have an opportunity to use that power for corrupt purposes. The corrupt Russia hoax will go down in history as being worse than Watergate and our news media will be remembered as being instrumental and directly responsible for supporting that corruption for 3 years.ScienceChic wrote: Vote against tribalism, identity politics, divisiveness, extremism and Wokeness. Vote FOR a return to civility, compromise, decency, dignity, empathy, competency, and healing.
BOLDED.....that is s-o-o rich with IRONY.....TRUMP is the sum total of corruption.
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