If you are angry at the GOP and see their positions as a threat to American life and values, it is hard to accept @JoeBiden's prescription for coming together. But what he argued for is what need our leaders to aspire to. Knowing where and how to compromise is the trick of it.
Drawing a line around areas where we must not give in-like basic freedoms, basic justice-is critical. But if we are to survive and thrive as a nation, as the nation the U.S. has aspired to be, we must have leaders who will work to heal our divisions, to find our common interests.
Biden made it clear that there is no place in his vision for racism or injustice of any kind. He did not mention his opponent but the distinction between the two candidates was clear in every word, in its tone, in Biden's willingness to lead compared to Trump's corrosiveness.
The reality Biden will face as a leader will be challenging. But we must recognize that we cannot heal, cannot recover and rise again, cannot get back in touch with the angels of our better nature, without a leader who does not realize that is where we must go.
Bravo, @JoeBiden. What that speech offered beyond lofty goals and an appreciation for what is sacred in the commitment to a just, unified, ever-aspiring nation was what has been missing for so long, something that echoed back twelve years ago. He offered...hope.
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