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Barack Obama

In reply to the discussion: Be not Afraid [View all]

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
2. 'For eight years, it was popular to be afraid... Unpopular to be for hope and opportunity...'
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 11:16 PM
Apr 2013

The depth of those words from this wise woman still ring true:

'The game of politics is to make people so afraid they can't think.'

The fearful and cynical keep repeating Palin's 'How's that hopy-changy thing workin' for ya?'

It's working well for me and the people I know in real life. We know what our part in making this work is, and we know it's not easy.

In short, if you’re still disappointed in Barack Obama, it’s only because you never understood whose job it was to produce change in the first place. But don’t take out your own failings in this regard on the rest of us...
~Tim Wise.

Thanks for posting this, I'd never seen her giving a talk that was so long and explained the reasons for all of this.

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Be not Afraid [View all] sheshe2 Apr 2013 OP
Thank you for this. . .n/t annabanana Apr 2013 #1
'For eight years, it was popular to be afraid... Unpopular to be for hope and opportunity...' freshwest Apr 2013 #2
Thank you she.. Cha Apr 2013 #3
I hadn't seen this Politicub Apr 2013 #4
Ditto IrishAyes Apr 2013 #5
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