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Positivity in Politics Again
A perfect example of why we all need positivity.
While I was away on vacation, Kamala Harris chose her running mate. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. A whitey-white guy with an impressive record, morality, progressive stances on equality and rights for all, and a clear sense of humor.
For the first time in a decade of some of the most partisan, ugly, awful politics I think anyone has ever seen, here’s a force of positivity. A genuine, positive, pleasant force for good running for office. It’s like a ray of sunshine amid tumultuous, seemingly unending storm clouds.
The endless barrage of deceit, negativity, division, and hate takes a toll on everyone. Interested in politics or not, you’re probably feeling it. Thus, this new situation with Mr. Walz feels like something fresh, worthwhile, and — dare I say? — positive.
The political landscape of the past decade has been derisive, distressing, and downright scary at times. When you have Trump telling you he plans to upend the US democracy and be a dictator — and his supporters brushing it off or being duped into believing he will help them and harm those they perceive are hurting them — it’s a negativity pileup on a good day and a shitshow or worse otherwise. The false narratives of lack, scarcity, and blaming the “other” for all that ails the…
