![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Why US politics is like a fandom...
This article pretty much nails it:
American Horror Story
I went backstage at the biggest political show on earth- and found America telling stories about itself.
Which ties in beautifully with this, shown before Hillary's entrance (her life & work, narrated by Morgan Freeman):
ETA: And then - an endorsement like this, which reminds us that it's about people's actual lives; and although the spectacle is nice, this is what matters:
ETA2: OK, so one more thing. I've been meaning to link to this for ages, so apologies for the delay.
‘My Country Accepts Me as a Woman’
Hillary Clinton was the force behind a little-known breakthrough in transgender rights. So why doesn’t she talk about it?
Yet another example of Hillary getting stuff done and making a significant and measurable positive impact on people's lives. Trans people in this case. And as far as I can tell she does it quite simply because it's the right thing to do, and she *can*. Whatever her flaws (which I won't point out, people are far too eager to list them), I believe her when she says that she adheres to what her Methodist faith has taught her:
“Do all the good you can, for all the people you can, in all the ways you can, as long as ever you can.”
American Horror Story
I went backstage at the biggest political show on earth- and found America telling stories about itself.
Which ties in beautifully with this, shown before Hillary's entrance (her life & work, narrated by Morgan Freeman):
Best analysis of the campaign - Heathers screenwriter Daniel Waters on Hillary, Bernie, Donald, and the Horror: pic.twitter.com/HIGu14QL47
— Larry Karaszewski (@Karaszewski) 29 July 2016
ETA: And then - an endorsement like this, which reminds us that it's about people's actual lives; and although the spectacle is nice, this is what matters:
This is an extraordinary endorsement https://t.co/UUG3OYVDce pic.twitter.com/9cYZmD5Oqc
— Erin Ruberry (@erinruberry) 30 July 2016
ETA2: OK, so one more thing. I've been meaning to link to this for ages, so apologies for the delay.
‘My Country Accepts Me as a Woman’
Hillary Clinton was the force behind a little-known breakthrough in transgender rights. So why doesn’t she talk about it?
Yet another example of Hillary getting stuff done and making a significant and measurable positive impact on people's lives. Trans people in this case. And as far as I can tell she does it quite simply because it's the right thing to do, and she *can*. Whatever her flaws (which I won't point out, people are far too eager to list them), I believe her when she says that she adheres to what her Methodist faith has taught her:
“Do all the good you can, for all the people you can, in all the ways you can, as long as ever you can.”
no subject
no subject
no subject
no subject
And yeah, it looked familiar... Here's another oldie (text: 'they felt like they'd lived a long, long time.')
Also added another link. Which damn near made me cry when I first read it.
no subject
And ok, I will check out the link!
no subject
And enjoy. <3