This piece about liberal condescension says immigrants who were naturalized at the RNC were “clearly moved and gratified by the attention.” On what basis does Massing make this claim? They did not know they were to be going to be used as political props. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
According to this piece in @washingtonpost, "Awadelseid said she signed a media privacy release but was not aware how the ceremony would factor into the convention" and "she did know it would become a featured segment " of the RNC.
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The statements I've seen from the participants run along the lines of "Awadelseid said she did not mind that the ceremony had been featured in a political format." A politic comment but hardly evidence of being "moved and gratified by the attention."
Massing also writes, "While I watched it, however, I worried whether ordinary blue-collar Americans would feel part of it." I wonder whether Jacquelyn Brittany, the elevator operator who nominated Biden counts as "ordinary" and "blue collar." vox.com/2020/8/19/2137…
My point is that "ordinary blue-collar Americans" includes many people of color. This category is often erroneously used as code for non-college-educated whites.
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