Elissa Slotkin delivered the Democratic response to DT’s SOTU address. I didn’t watch at the time, but Simon Rosenberg of Hopium Chronicles whose political opinions I greatly respect has mentioned on several occasions what a remarkable speech it was. It’s only 10 minutes long but she packs a lot into an efficient yet still inspiring and pragmatic speech. Let’s go, Democrats!
A couple of snippets:
“Trump sees American leadership as merely a series of real estate transactions.
“Don’t for one minute fool yourself and think that democracy isn’t precious and worth saving.”
“Pick one issue you’re passionate about and engage. And doom scrolling doesn’t count. Join a group.”
“”We’ve gone through periods of political instability before and ultimately we’ve chosen to keep changing this country for the better. But every single time we’ve only gotten through those moments because of two things: engaged citizens and principled leaders.
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“Pick one issue you’re passionate about and engage.” Thanks for this quote. This is one of her very best recommendations. It endorses a strategy that, for some of us, is far more productive and sanity-protecting than trying to follow and engage with everything that’s going on and feeling constantly debilitated and deeply stressed as a result.
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