In 1999, Walz was a teacher and founded his high school’s first gay-straight alliance. His old GSA students still remember him warmly.
Minnesota Gov. and Vice President hopeful Tim Walz (D) inspired generations of students during his time as a founder of the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) at the Mankato West High School in Minnesota. Now, some of his former GSA students are coming back to discuss all the ways in which Walz, as well as his wife Gwen, helped them personally.
Getting Harris and Walz elected will do more for the children of this country than any other single thing. Mostly because it will enable so much more support of all American children than would be possible if Donald & James are elected.
We still need more proportional representation and ranked-choice (or similar) voting to secure this support, but none of that will be possible if Harris and Walz are defeated.
Now if Harris would openly be against the genocide in Palestine there would be no question on her winning. That would never happen though. $$$
I agree she won’t do it. I think it’s about money as well as geopolitical dynamics and more. I think after she’s elected would be a very good time to put on lots of pressure.
I don’t know if her taking a position now would make much difference. Pressure on Donald before of after definitely will have zero impact. Most reasonable people see this. Pressure on Harris before the election might make a difference. After the election it’s even more likely to make a difference. But it’d have to be mass protests / strikes either way.
I always liked the bit from Robin Williams in the movie “Dead Again”.
“Decide who you are and then be that.”
In that case, he was talking to a smoker driving themselves crazy trying to quit smoking. You either are, or you aren’t. Decide who you are and then be that.
That sounds a lot like advice I read in some book (maybe Atomic Habits?). What I remember of the point was that your habits will follow your identity. If you’re a “former smoker,” you’re a small step away from becoming a smoker again. If you’re “not a smoker,” you have to consciously defy your identity to pick up cigarettes again, and it is hard for people to change their foundational perceptions of their identity.
I thought it an interesting premise. It seems in some ways opposite to the guidance of Alcoholics Anonymous, which as I understand it is that everyone there identifies as an alcoholic, no matter how long it’s been since they imbibed. That’s supposed to keep them conscious of the choice to not drink (though it might also be intentional to drive the community mindset and participation that’s also foundational to AA…)
