Steve Silberman
It's hard to put this into words, but I'd love young people to know how the excitement around the Harris/Walz campaign is not just some hype, it's a *glimpse of normality* - of how Americans can work for the common good, rather than the weird depressing national paralysis in the face of the GOP criminals, bigots, and sociopaths of the past decade. [photo by Jamie Kelter Davis]
Aug 7, 2024 at 5:09pmWeb
Show threadNicole J. LeBoeuf (she/her)Aug 7, 2024

@stevesilberman Cosigned!

But I am also here for THAT PHOTO.

I mean, just look at those wholesome goobers! Look at their big smiles!

Can't you just hear them laughing? Isn't it a joyful noise?

Don't you just take one look at them and say, "Them! I want THEM in my White House!!!"?

Show threadDr. Andrea HackerAug 7, 2024
@NicoleJLeBoeuf @stevesilberman oh I so want to be hopeful. It has been such a devastating decade and these two do shine in such a positive light but the dark orange side is strong, their resources seem endless, their undermining of courts and gerrymandering has been thorough. I want to believe that good Americans are tired of hate, division and the wrecking and looting of the country by a few robber barons; that they will choose KH/TW in November and that they are in the majority.🙏
Show threadLisa J. Warner / Lisa LuvAug 7, 2024

@stevesilberman

❤️🤍💙*AMEN!🙏❤️🤍💙

Show threadRobotistryAug 7, 2024

@stevesilberman I remember how I felt after George W. Bush won a second term. I was living in the Florida panhandle, and that was the first time that I felt scared because of an election result. In 2000, I felt disappointed. But in 2004, I was *scared* of what the opposition would do.

I think that's what's been driving the Republican party. 9/11 raised the stakes and shook their faith in their own safety, so now they're *terrified* of losing instead of just disappointed.

Show threadDavid NiceAug 7, 2024
@stevesilberman The advent of the Labour victory here didn't have the same sense of excitement, but once Starmer and co became the government, we realised what a relief it was to return to something like normality, to (as Starmer put it) service, not self.