A Week of Heroes: Biden and Kamala, Mayall and Magnus
History moves forward by the efforts of dedicated individuals
I have been focused on the show, and fitness, and the thrilling, inspiring news from America this week – as well as feeling very summer vacation – so…my apologies. Let’s do this.
The change in the Democratic ticket for President was, of course, my main obsession for much of the week. How often does a moment of such historic importance come along?
The ascension of Kamala Harris – a highly-qualified Black/South Asian American woman – to the top of the Democratic ticket made the choice in November even clearer than it already was. Will America go backwards or forwards? Into dictatorship or democracy? Deeper into the removal of individual rights, or further into their expansion? Wrong or right? Lies or truth?
I could go on, but no one needs more of that. Let it suffice to say that the choice is clear. And if you needed any proof of that, note that the Republican Party poobahs reportedly had to tell their elected members to stop using racial and gender slurs against the Democratic candidate. …
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