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Hope and Joy
Aug. 24th, 2024 12:35 am Prior to today, I'd never listened to a political speech in my life, but I listened to Kamala's nomination acceptance speech all the way through.
The content was nothing we didn't know, but that wasn't the point. What really mattered was the sensation of a new beginning, a very definite momentum, and a path out from under the dark cloud that's been squatting over our heads since 2016. It was such a shocking feeling to experience that it really brought home just how much we've been suffering and for how long. Maybe not so much for those of us outside the US, but it's made a massive difference to our lives as well and we've felt the depression too. Shepard Fairey has made a version of the famous Obama "Hope" poster for Kamala and labelled it "Forward", but I think he got that wrong. It should have been "Joy".
The content was nothing we didn't know, but that wasn't the point. What really mattered was the sensation of a new beginning, a very definite momentum, and a path out from under the dark cloud that's been squatting over our heads since 2016. It was such a shocking feeling to experience that it really brought home just how much we've been suffering and for how long. Maybe not so much for those of us outside the US, but it's made a massive difference to our lives as well and we've felt the depression too. Shepard Fairey has made a version of the famous Obama "Hope" poster for Kamala and labelled it "Forward", but I think he got that wrong. It should have been "Joy".
