"*And, yes, we are far from polished, far from pristine, but that doesn’t mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect." Um,...?
Why are you confused? "We're not perfect, but we're not trying to be perfect."
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#12"*And, yes, we are far from polished, far from pristine, but that doesn’t mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect." Um,...?
I have to imagine that's just a typo, but who knows.
Listening to her recitation at [1] she does appear to say "we are striving". It might be a simple slip, or she could be saying that the objective is purpose not perfection. I tend to think it's the latter.
[1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-55739805 - at about 1:12
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#14Seems like a pretty thinly veiled swipe at Trump to be honest. Really looking forward to the next four years of "Isn't it great how we're all united in the common cause of hating half the country"
I think a lot of people are more interesting in helping the half of the country that supported Trump and QAnon walk itself back from the crazy positions they've talked themselves into so we can sit back down at the table and get through dinner.
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#15Seems like a pretty thinly veiled swipe at Trump to be honest. Really looking forward to the next four years of "Isn't it great how we're all united in the common cause of hating half the country"
One side wants to help people, the other to hurt. This is not a 'two sides' issue. Your country is half evil, fix it.
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#16Seems like a pretty thinly veiled swipe at Trump to be honest. Really looking forward to the next four years of "Isn't it great how we're all united in the common cause of hating half the country"
Politely, who the heck would write, much less put in the practice of reciting, a several minutes-long poem for a thinly veiled swipe at a political figure? Amanda could've just spat out a hot take on twitter if she wanted that, same as everyone else who wants to make swipes.
> When day comes, we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never-ending shade?
> The loss we carry. A sea we must wade.
> We braved the belly of the beast.
> We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace, and the norms and notions of what “just” is isn’t always justice.
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> We’ve seen a force that would shatter our nation, rather than share it.
> Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy.
> And this effort very nearly succeeded.
> But while democracy can be periodically delayed, it can never be permanently defeated.
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> This is the era of just redemption.
"Era of redemption." Gee, I'm sure looking forward to it.
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#17Seems like a pretty thinly veiled swipe at Trump to be honest. Really looking forward to the next four years of "Isn't it great how we're all united in the common cause of hating half the country"
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
Politely, who the heck would write, much less put in the practice of reciting, a several minutes-long poem for a thinly veiled swipe at a political figure? Amanda could've just spat out a hot take on twitter if she wanted that, same as everyone else who wants to make swipes.
> When day comes, we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never-ending shade? > The loss we carry. A sea we must wade. > We braved the belly of the beast. > We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace, and the norms and notions of what “just” is isn’t always justice. ... > We’ve seen a force that would shatter our nation, rather than share it. > Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy. > An…
Correction, I think you've misinterpreted:
> We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace, and the norms and notions of what “just is” isn’t always justice.
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#19Seems like a pretty thinly veiled swipe at Trump to be honest. Really looking forward to the next four years of "Isn't it great how we're all united in the common cause of hating half the country"
One side wants to help people, the other to hurt. This is not a 'two sides' issue. Your country is half evil, fix it.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
One side wants to help people, the other to hurt. This is not a 'two sides' issue. Your country is half evil, fix it.
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No, public education featuring science, and police education on how to be nice to black people. Don't resist it, just fix it.