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Lockdown Update Day 247
Biden-y things under the cut.
How did Joe Biden go from “Former Vice President” to “President-Elect”? Here’s a look back at how he got there, from Super Tuesday to Election Day.
Unity Is for White People: Why Joe Biden Can't Unite the Country
Rebecca Solnit: On Not Meeting Nazis Halfway
Why Is It So Hard for Democrats to Act Like They Actually Won?
Money quote: 'The demands do not go the other way. Fox and Ted Cruz and the Federalist have not chastised their audiences, I feel pretty confident, with urgings to enter into discourse with, say, Black Lives Matter activists, rabbis, imams, abortion providers, undocumented valedictorians, or tenured lesbians. When only half the divide is being tasked with making the peace, there is no peace to be made, but there is a unilateral surrender on offer.'
This election showed how the Republicans' racist 'Southern Strategy' is falling apart
Trump lost because of increased turnout among Black and brown people and their white allies. His appeals to fear and division failed
(There were going to be more links, but today is Miss M's 22nd birthday and life... got busy.)
How did Joe Biden go from “Former Vice President” to “President-Elect”? Here’s a look back at how he got there, from Super Tuesday to Election Day.
Unity Is for White People: Why Joe Biden Can't Unite the Country
Rebecca Solnit: On Not Meeting Nazis Halfway
Why Is It So Hard for Democrats to Act Like They Actually Won?
Money quote: 'The demands do not go the other way. Fox and Ted Cruz and the Federalist have not chastised their audiences, I feel pretty confident, with urgings to enter into discourse with, say, Black Lives Matter activists, rabbis, imams, abortion providers, undocumented valedictorians, or tenured lesbians. When only half the divide is being tasked with making the peace, there is no peace to be made, but there is a unilateral surrender on offer.'
This election showed how the Republicans' racist 'Southern Strategy' is falling apart
Trump lost because of increased turnout among Black and brown people and their white allies. His appeals to fear and division failed
(There were going to be more links, but today is Miss M's 22nd birthday and life... got busy.)