Hey! Who likes being lazy and also watching a whole bunch of very awesome ladies talk about awesome things? It's me! And also you, I hope! So let's just chill and watch the video of Elizabeth Warren's rally in Atlanta on Thursday night and pretend like we're there!
Elizabeth Warren speaks in Atlanta, GA youtu.be
The rally, held at the historically black Clark Atlanta University, was held specifically to address the interests and needs of black women.
Via Atlanta Journal Constitution :
"As a white woman, I will never fully understand the discrimination, pain and harm that black Americans have experienced just because of the color of their skin. I'm not here to tell you about a painful history that black Americans experienced and know all too well. I am here today for a different reason," Warren said. "I'm here to make a commitment: When I am president of the United States, the lessons of black history will not be lost. Those lessons will live in every part of my presidency – and I will ask you to hold me accountable for that promise every single day."
Speaking of voices ( see previous post! ) — how fabulous is Ayanna Pressley's speaking voice? I want her to narrate everything, forever. Also check out the part around 2 hours and 11 minutes in where she responds so beautifully and respectfully to some pro-"school choice" protesters ( funded by the Walton family ), who interrupted Warren's speech about the Atlanta Washerwoman's Strike.
Anyway, I'm just gonna leave you with that, because it's getting late-ish! This is now your open thread! Enjoy!
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Uncle Milburn and I have a very good rapport here. When he first made his post he was under the assumption that the meme was besmirching the name of all boomers. Guess what happened? Other Wonks also responded and shared their understanding of the meme and that it's NotAllBoomers and isn't actually about him at all! I seconded these posts. Uncle Milburn upvoted 8 or 9 of my posts on the topic, including one about how it takes only a simple acknowledgement of the underlying existential issues in order to tame the meme and take away any power it may have had. So, seems to me he went from having the faulty assumption that OK Boomer is an attack on all boomers to realizing that it is the opposite: it's about the assholes who are profiting from and working to sustain these broken systems. He is not a Boomer that is being OK'd. So, the negativity of the meme was stripped away and, I believe, replaced with humor. Now, I think he'll be able to either laugh at it or successfully ignore it without it bothering him. If a couple of other doofuses got mad because they completely failed to understand the point after it being explained to them multiple times, well, that's on them.
You sure have constructed an elaborate fantasy narrative to support your ridiculous attacks on me while completely ignoring every calm, collected, and rational explanation I have given you. All you have done is insult me. You think you know what is in other people's hearts and minds when you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. You do not know me nor do you know my motivations. All you have are your own absurd assumptions. Just admit it Reggie. You are mad at a meme on the internet. Not only that, you are mad at a discussion of a meme on the internet that wasn't targeted at anyone. So, if you want to be the OK Boomer Police and run around writing citations and getting all foamy because a meme makes you mad, knock yourself out pal. I'm done with you. I have given you way too much of my time. Peace out.
I decoded what he was saying. Because Parnas is under indictment, CNN quoting his attorney is the equivalent of them being accessory to Parnas’s crimes.