1/ Starting with FDR, we liberals became too icon dependent. Unless a political personality such as JFK or Obama inspired us, we, too often, disengaged. In 2020, we we rallied to defeat evil. But otherwise worthy and capable public servants such as (Cont)
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2/ Al Gore, John Kerry, and Hillary Clinton did not benefit from the passionate activism they deserved. Meanwhile, Republicans didn't necessarily need to be inspired by an iconic figure such as Ronald Reagan to engage. As the cliche went, "Democrats fall in love and (Cont)
3/ Republicans fall in line." Yes, Gore and Clinton won the popular vote and were screwed by the electoral college. And yes, their media coverage was absurdly unfair. But the carping about their perceived imperfections by Democrats made the elections close enough for (Cont)
4/ clusterf**ks to occur. Even as many Republicans knew, Gore, Kerry, and Clinton were defeated by vastly inferior opponents in Bush and Trump as both men had a documented history of incompetence and dishonorable character. Thankfully, GenZ has been passionate about their (Cont)
5/ activism even as Biden's persona does not make our hearts skip a beat like JFK or Obama. Well, now us older curmudgeons need to get over it. Biden's accomplishments so far have been transformative, and he's outfoxed MAGA assclowns at every turn. Simply put, he's EARNED (Cont)
6/ our support. Whining about Biden's age, rhetorical gaffes, or the corporate media is not a recipe for winning. Rather, what is needed is our devoted activism. Walter Cronkite is not returning from the dead to spread epiphany truth dust on the public. And candidates with (Cont)
7/ the rhetorical gifts and presence of FDR, JFK, or Obama are rare. So it's up to each of us to cut through the bullshit and engage with our family, friends, and neighbors. We have the power to be the force multipliers that save our democracy. And we must. The media is (Cont)
8/ not gonna change. And even if multiple prosecutions against Trump go the distance, MAGA world is far more likely to take up arms than honorably embrace truth, justice, and the American way. So voting by itself is not good enough anymore. We all MUST engage and persuade (Cont)
9/ America's pro democracy patriotic majority.
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