One thing that we have in common is that we're both looking forward to the opening night of the Coronation Convention in Chicago.
( I dream that since Netanyahu doesn't want his nightmare to come true, his nightmare of having to engage Hezbollah & Iran in a war that could unexpectedly escalate into an unanticipated and unprecedented holocaust for which he will only have himself to blame - in the coming days, he will therefore succumb to whatever ceasefire overtures and thereby blow a new gust of wind in Kamala Harris' sails - giving both Joe Biden and her and their messenger Anthony Blinken the credit.
Whether or not Netanyahu prefers her to his other pro-Israel friend, Donald J Trump, there is no getting away from the fact that Israel would not emerge unscathed after a full scale war with her powerful adversaries in that neighbourhood this time around and that's why in the name of pikuach nefesh it is imperative to seek peace and pursue it, now, when we're still alive.)
Just like a woman, in your case an American woman, you find it "more than offensive" that I think that it would be proper, wise, and just to check out Kamala's legs before casting or wasting a ballot on her. Where is your sense of humour? So you think that I was being serious? Me innerested in Kamala's legs? My Better Half would definitely poison my coffee. I joked with my Better Half about having never seen Kamala's legs and thank God that she didn't think that it was a mortal sin; after all the US Presidential Election is not the same as a beauty contest or a beauty vs the beast contest, in which case the sayings are two : 1. "age before beauty" and 2. "all's fair in love and war ". I understand that for some Americans this presidential election is more or less a war between Democrats and Republicans, and that's why somebody almost assassinated Trump the other day and he emerged triumphantly out of the attempted assassination with a clenched fist, blood running down his cheek…
Now if Kamala was a Muslim and was wearing a hijab to cover her hair, she would probably win the sympathy of some of the Muslim sisters. She does seem to be aware of her physicality - of her body : just the other day ( healthy curiosity ) I asked Pa Google - no offence meant, I could have also asked Ma Google the question, How tall is Kamala Harris ? -and found in passing, that her mother was even shorter ( 1.52 m)
In the name of decency let's hope that something similar doesn't happen with Kamala…and - God forbid - that no one tries to eliminate her….
I see that you and Gloria have your knives out for Trump. Why are you so aggressive?
I also understand that to avert being labelled a male chauvinist pig I had better sign up for some of your courses…
Re - " to stop the teaching of black history in public schools (govt K through 12 grades) and critical race theory in colleges and universities."
I don't believe a word of it . It couldn't possibly be true because there's no way that anyone would get away with it , since to begin with, any such legislation would be unlawful and criminal too. So there.
Kamala on the other hand can promise all the rose gardens and perfumes in heaven, promise to build three million houses and give free lunches to newly arrived immigrants during her first year and maybe fund the whole enterprise by executive decree…
A favourite poster : Sojourner Truth : Ain't I A Woman?
Cheers!
I do live in the US, am an American citizen, and have voted in US elections for 40 years. I have taught American Government in secondary schools, and US history in Secondary and University courses.
As a woman, your issue about seeingThe Vice President's legs is more than offensive. It has no place in a political discussion or any professional discussion.
Trump is a misogynist and is very comfortable with attacking women on a personal level instead of seeing them as his peers and professional equals. But that is not part of the video that I shared, so I will leave that point.
The video is about Project 2025 that is reported to be Trump's administrative and policy plan if he were to be reelected. More than 2 dozen of his former staff members and his current VP choice are connected to the "think tank" the Heritage Foundation that produced this policy plan. The most chilling aspect is the later part of the video where they describe in very formal terms how they campaigned and distributed proposal materials and utilized state level politicians to stop the teaching of black history in public schools (govt K through 12 grades) and critical race theory in colleges and universities. The video goes on to describe their political efforts to dismantle diversity equity & inclusion offices and programs. These efforts have torn out much of Black Studies and protections on school and universities campuses in the past few years at an alarming rate. Even at the University of Texas at Austin, where our esteemed founder of this listserv teaches.
Trump has a long history of racist and misogynist behaviors. You can google him on newscasts spouting all types of derogatory and slanderous things. Just google him. Not certain how you can think he is under attack or misunderstood or misrepresented.
Maybe you are being ironic or sarcastic and I just missed the humor in it. For many Americans, including myself, this election really is a fight to save some version of democracy from his efforts to create an autocratic post for himself.
Sincerely,Jamaine Abidogun
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