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Amaryllis
(10,672 posts)senseandsensibility
(23,760 posts)He's what we need in the red states.
Love to watch it but refuse giving Musk a click of any kind. X(tweet) whatever.
littlemissmartypants
(29,679 posts)llmart
(16,801 posts)He's an excellent speaker and seems to really connect with the crowd. He reminds me a bit of Jimmy Carter.
We can use more young people in Congress.
jfz9580m
(15,955 posts)I have been saying for at least year now that divide and rule has clearly been the strategy.
It has the weirdest effect. Social media driven bogus feminism and bogus anti racism as far as I can tell has the dual benefit for the right of helping the oligarchs consolidate power and represent feminism and anti-racism etc as completely unrelatable and that undermines the serious issues those labels actually represent.
People see an obnoxious influencer or even bot scolding and preaching and they dont get that a lot of basically beat up people who are trying to quietly lead lives of quiet desperation dealing with oligarchs and a slew of other bs are being exploited conceptually.
Young men especially seem to have a very wrong notion of feminism. A feminist is not typically a glamorous, haughty, know-it-all Karen in a Beyonce or Taylor Swift T-shirt. Those are all images of influencers, public figures, celebs etc. In the real world (which is the only world really) a feminist is more often the tired, haggard, beat-up, middle-aged woman who tries to be kind in what ways she can to young people in shitty service jobs while dealing with loathsome/sexist systems and other rubbish. Feminists are often working women leading lives of quiet desperation not Karens. Many feminists try hard to keep gender out of it and to not come off as entitled while privately dealing with frustrations and trying to put a cheerful face on them. Real feminists are very concerned about feminism not coming off as entitlement. Same with anti-racism. And not the conservative thing.
When you are female or a minority, you are an ambassador for the group you represent and if you are dishonest or entitled you damage the whole group. That said, there are no perfect complainants.
Feminist scholars represent a minority of feminists. And I cant say they have done a great job of representing the realities of feminism. At the same time social media has turned it into a noxious caricature. And the capture of all concepts by the bloated and creepy entertainment industry has not helped.
I dont feel that this emoji and social media world is a good fit for realistic representations of people and it never will be.
yonder
(10,134 posts)jfz9580m
(15,955 posts)Heh..I am a bit shy about starting OPs except when moved by the spirit
But maybe I will..
Thank you-I do appreciate your kind words..
IcyPeas
(24,210 posts)He is a little too "churchy" for me. I'm wary but I'll keep an eye on him.
Talarico is a "deeply religious" Christian and was raised Presbyterian.[3][12] He is active in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Austin.[46]
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In July of 2025, Talarico appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience, where he discussed the influence of faith on his political career.[50]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Talarico
MerryBlooms
(11,995 posts)RainCaster
(13,085 posts)He's not about Christianity above all else. I like his message and can get behind it
KitFox
(401 posts)Doodles
(92 posts)At the end of the interview she asked about thoughts and prayers & Minnesota shooting considering his Christian background. He said something like: thats all good but why blame (or expect) God to fix it. He has given us all the tools to fix the problem. It was one of the best responses Ive heard on guns.
Seeing the interview is worth it.
KitFox
(401 posts)Glad I happened to catch the interview.
BoRaGard
(7,461 posts)
some_of_us_are_sane
(1,908 posts)He's the LIGHTENING ROD we need now! THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS ENTRY! I had no idea.
LudwigPastorius
(13,367 posts)I believe our best chance is if, somehow, Paxton is able to beat him in the primaries.
Beating that vile shithead in the general election would be an easier ask of Talarico or Allred.
Wounded Bear
(62,942 posts)hamsterjill
(16,524 posts)I think Talarico is more of what we need right now.
Allred already lost once, and that's not a good thing in Texas.