Atlantic: Warren's Radical Idea (coherence and compassion)

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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/08/sexism-proxy-still-sexism/596752/?

Elizabeth Warren’s Radical Idea
She believes that if voters are given the opportunity to support an agenda that’s both coherent and compassionate, they will take it.

...Warren’s bet is different. She’s pitching herself as hyper-competent, full of “plans,” and dedicated, above all, to righting the wrongs done by economic injustice. She’s a technocrat but speaks in moral terms, explaining her policy agenda to audiences in a way that presumes neither their stupidity nor their malice. Hers is a campaign based in an unusual degree of intelligent optimism, presuming not that the American electorate is dumb, racist, or full of cruelty, but that they are hardworking people who want one another to thrive. In this way, Warren has positioned herself as Trump’s opposite, not just ideologically but also temperamentally and morally: She is thoughtful and deliberate where he is impulsive and reckless; she is compassionate and kind where he is brutish and rude; she is empathetic and attentive where he is sneering and contemptuous.

If in past contests Democrats have followed Republicans to the right, in this one they have a chance to try something new—to state clearly their own principles and ideas. Warren’s strategy is based on the radical idea that if American voters are given the opportunity to support an agenda that’s both coherent and compassionate, they will take it.......

[BlueMTexpat]

1. No more following Republicans to the right!

I've had my fill of that.

Thanks for the OP!

[Blue_true]

2. I like how Senator Warren is willing to campaign everywhere, in front of audiences that

are for her and ones that take convincing.

But what she should not do if it is her versus Trump is always take the high road and ignore his insinuations and insults, she must use her superior intellect to strike back firmly and make Trump look like the empty fool that he is. Trump thrives in a vacuum, Senator Warren must not allow conditions to develop that he thrives in, keep him off balance and explaining his stupid shit.

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5. I'd say she's seen plenty of 'frat boys' in her classes.

And, it’s said she was a great teacher, a real leader.

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3. 'She believes that if voters are given the opportunity to support an agenda that's both

coherent and compassionate, they will take it.'

[JI7]

4. i think the thing with Warren is she doesn't focus much on her ideological in terms of

left v right , moderate , center, liberal etc.

she just talks about what she wants to do and is able to do it in a way that is easy for people to understand and it just makes sense.