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Potter's avatar

Excellent. “We are not going back” is a strong pushback to the fear that pushes hate and division. The joy of going forward instead of the fear of it is a great theme. We always have gone forward regardless. People need to get used to it, open up to it. One line has been that this enriches us all as a nation, it doesn’t take away from us. It refuses the fear selfishness and mean spirit that Trump and the Republican party is projecting as a vision for us. We reject it. We reject Trump.

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While it would have been great to have a Palestinian voice that would propel the campaign forward, I think they were wise to avoid the risk at the DNC. In a highly choreographed and staged event where every speech, voice, and message is designed to strategically help the campaign, any dissonance risked both becoming the story and disrupting the overall drive toward crescendo. There are legitimate issues to work through - just not night 4 of the DNC on the main stage.

Further, the larger context is the non-dimestic audience - the speeches were as much signalling to allies and enemies abroad and the messages needed to also be in the service of ongoing negotiations and diplomacy. We like to think this is just a big US political event, but outside, the messages will be used for good or ill.

To end on a high note - the DNC was overall fabulous, well done, and inspiring. Despite much work to do, we're not going back.

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