Thread by @Teri_Kanefield

The Democrats are rocking this convention.

I listened to his speech and cheered, because I think he's right: We can get through this, if we all pitch in to do the work. (Notice the word 'if')

If you missed Obama's speech, I'll attach a transcript in the next tweet, with a few of my favorite parts.

https://twitter.com/832SAR/status/1296275739667562497

The transcript is here.

https://twitter.com/832SAR/status/1296275739667562497

Okay, the very best part was when he socked to Trump. (Trump will not be happy about Obama's speech.)

Here's where he says democracy isn't a transaction: We each have to take responsibility as citizens to do our part:

Here Obama talks about how democracies die: When we give in to cynicism, or when we think our votes don't matter.

They win by suppressing the vote.

Here is Obama's answer to the people saying it's too late, democracy is already dead⤵️

I suspect Obama has lurked on Twitter 😉 so he knows people are saying we're doomed, democracy has failed.

People have said to me, "Things have never been this bad in America."

My answer: No African American woman with a sense of her own history would ever say, "Things have never been this bad in America."

America didn't really have an expanding liberal democracy until after 1955, and we're still riding the backlash.

What happens next is up to us.

Oops. I messed up the link. Here's the transcript to Obama's speech:
cnn.com/2020/08/19/pol…

I flunk cut-and-paste.

https://twitter.com/jd_adler/status/1296293612024737793