I'm also in the "old" category and have been hoping young people would get involved in our elections. This young lady was AWESOME! I hope people of all ages take this upcoming election seriously - and, that the leadership roles across America start filling with people like Nse.
What a great video! I too, remember the Bush v Gore debacle in 2000 as a real turning point for me as far as politics go. The election was clearly stolen right in plain view and the public was supposed to just accept it. There was no civil way to challenge it. The 'Brooks Brothers' gang showed up in Broward County appearing on the streets as supposedly legitimate citizens, to intimidate and disperse those citizens who were demanding that the recount not be stopped. these mostly white young men were dressed in a conservative uniform ; all alike; hence the 'Brooks Brothers' name. This in Florida, where George W. Bush's brother was governor, and there were things going on which were not quite right.
Great stuff! All the best to Nse Ufot and people like her. I can think of a US citizen or two to whom I will send a link to your Youtube interview with her.
I like seeing younger folks getting involved in creating change in our society. It's reminiscent of the '60's when I grew up and was inspired by Dr. M.L.King, Jr., and John and Bobby Kennedy. I don't like how some of the rigid, old, lifetime career senators and reps in D.C. have conducted themselves and believe that term limits for them and SCOTUS would positively benefit politics. Current politics of MAGA, QAnon, and the largely dysfunctional, silent GOP are of great concern because of the destructive energy and behavior they've stoked. Thank you for your comments to inform and stimulate thinking and seeing things differently.
If our democracy has any chance of surviving the next two election cycles it will be young people like this and their dedication that will save us๏ฟผ.๏ฟผ
I sure hope you're right. The TV ads are blitzing for the R right. It's very tiresome. Even CNN cannot get enough of T. I'm discouraged about the future when you look at mainstream TV.
Thank you again Robert. My goodness, Nse is โAwesome!โ Youโve made my day twice this week. Is there a site to support their efforts? Are they organizing in Mississippi?
Nse is speaking, modeling, and representing the leadership style we need. I love the fact that the New Georgia Project reminds their canvassers that they have โtwice as many ears as mouthsโ! And also, after that listening, she offers explanations and frames for how these people who speak with them can understand their power, and their relevance in the big struggle that is Democracy.
Oh Jack, your knowledge of history is really poor. W. Bush didn't get 50% of the vote in his first election and neither did Trump either time, then there's the past. The 2000 election was an unusual case because of the outright cheating that was going on in Florida. As for the Supreme Court sticking by the Constitution, well, they seem to do it these days only when it suits their personal beliefs and right now, it is conservative "Christian." They ignore the amendments they don't like, claim that because a particular word like abortion is not in the Constitution, women have no right to it if states don't want them to. They ignore precedent if they don't happen to agree with a previous court's decision no matter if they have no compelling reason to do it. I suspect you will rush to cite Brown v. Board of Education overturning Plessy v. Fergusson, but there WAS compelling evidence to do that and all 9, even conservative justices agreed. The non-conservative justices in the overturn of Roe v. Wade were not even consulted as far as I can see. Alito had to drag up misogynists from ancient British history to stand against it. They didn't care that letting mostly white men in the states decide what could happen to women's bodies was against other people's religious rights. They cared only for their conservative Roman Catholic beliefs. That has been true as they have permitted conservative evangelicals and Catholic nuns to discriminate against people they claim their faith doesn't approve of. That is against the first amendment, but John Roberts and his conservative crew pick and choose which amendments they will follow and discard the rest. Voting is now about to be on their chopping block just because it will allow more rich white men have more power in our country. So, tell me how wonderful the Supreme Court is. Oh yes, they also ignore Congress when what they have passed doesn't go along with the Court's support of huge white corporations like the fossil fuelers, no matter if it squashes people's rights: the right to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and not be destroyed by global warming when they told the EPA it couldn't control greenhouse gases because Congress didn't say "greenhouse gases" back in 1970 when the EPA was established. The Congress of the United States on several occasions voted on and to renew the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but that didn't matter. They gutted it in 2013 with the Shelby case and are planning on ditching the rest of it by giving those same anti-abortion white men in the states the right to ignore the vote of the people and pick whomever they want, just because. They are into states' rights unless it goes against their NRA friends who want every white man to be able to carry a gun anywhere when they overturned a more than a century old law in New York. So, they are pretty arbitrary in their use of the Constitution, but we are not to question that? Uh-huh!
Nse Ufot, (and the fact the Boebert is in a statistical tie in the polls, and may be defeated by Adam Frish,) gives me tremendous hope. I have often wondered if the younger generation had the same passion as we "oldies" did when we marched against the war in Viet Nam, and for civil rights. Nse certainly does. She may be responsible for registering enough people to ensure Warnock defeats Walker: an extremely important accomplishment in these times. Thanks for bringing us her story. What a terrific young woman!
I'm also in the "old" category and have been hoping young people would get involved in our elections. This young lady was AWESOME! I hope people of all ages take this upcoming election seriously - and, that the leadership roles across America start filling with people like Nse.
What a great video! I too, remember the Bush v Gore debacle in 2000 as a real turning point for me as far as politics go. The election was clearly stolen right in plain view and the public was supposed to just accept it. There was no civil way to challenge it. The 'Brooks Brothers' gang showed up in Broward County appearing on the streets as supposedly legitimate citizens, to intimidate and disperse those citizens who were demanding that the recount not be stopped. these mostly white young men were dressed in a conservative uniform ; all alike; hence the 'Brooks Brothers' name. This in Florida, where George W. Bush's brother was governor, and there were things going on which were not quite right.
Great stuff! All the best to Nse Ufot and people like her. I can think of a US citizen or two to whom I will send a link to your Youtube interview with her.
I like seeing younger folks getting involved in creating change in our society. It's reminiscent of the '60's when I grew up and was inspired by Dr. M.L.King, Jr., and John and Bobby Kennedy. I don't like how some of the rigid, old, lifetime career senators and reps in D.C. have conducted themselves and believe that term limits for them and SCOTUS would positively benefit politics. Current politics of MAGA, QAnon, and the largely dysfunctional, silent GOP are of great concern because of the destructive energy and behavior they've stoked. Thank you for your comments to inform and stimulate thinking and seeing things differently.
Thank you Thank you for all that you are doing these days to inform people
Nse Ufotโs energy and enthusiasm is so uplifting and inspiring!
If our democracy has any chance of surviving the next two election cycles it will be young people like this and their dedication that will save us๏ฟผ.๏ฟผ
Nse is inspiring! Thank you for highlighting her good work.
Another effort worthy of attention: MAGA, Mothers Against Greg Abbott.
I sent a copy to my Field Team Six contacts.
We have a few days to register more Democrats.
I sure hope you're right. The TV ads are blitzing for the R right. It's very tiresome. Even CNN cannot get enough of T. I'm discouraged about the future when you look at mainstream TV.
Inspiration
Mug raised! to the young coming on . . .who refuse to just
go along . . .that right may prevail!
A wind in one's sails
in old age. Still on board! Feeling strong #countervailing
Thank you again Robert. My goodness, Nse is โAwesome!โ Youโve made my day twice this week. Is there a site to support their efforts? Are they organizing in Mississippi?
Thank you for sharing that conversation Mr. Reich.
Nse is speaking, modeling, and representing the leadership style we need. I love the fact that the New Georgia Project reminds their canvassers that they have โtwice as many ears as mouthsโ! And also, after that listening, she offers explanations and frames for how these people who speak with them can understand their power, and their relevance in the big struggle that is Democracy.
Oh Jack, your knowledge of history is really poor. W. Bush didn't get 50% of the vote in his first election and neither did Trump either time, then there's the past. The 2000 election was an unusual case because of the outright cheating that was going on in Florida. As for the Supreme Court sticking by the Constitution, well, they seem to do it these days only when it suits their personal beliefs and right now, it is conservative "Christian." They ignore the amendments they don't like, claim that because a particular word like abortion is not in the Constitution, women have no right to it if states don't want them to. They ignore precedent if they don't happen to agree with a previous court's decision no matter if they have no compelling reason to do it. I suspect you will rush to cite Brown v. Board of Education overturning Plessy v. Fergusson, but there WAS compelling evidence to do that and all 9, even conservative justices agreed. The non-conservative justices in the overturn of Roe v. Wade were not even consulted as far as I can see. Alito had to drag up misogynists from ancient British history to stand against it. They didn't care that letting mostly white men in the states decide what could happen to women's bodies was against other people's religious rights. They cared only for their conservative Roman Catholic beliefs. That has been true as they have permitted conservative evangelicals and Catholic nuns to discriminate against people they claim their faith doesn't approve of. That is against the first amendment, but John Roberts and his conservative crew pick and choose which amendments they will follow and discard the rest. Voting is now about to be on their chopping block just because it will allow more rich white men have more power in our country. So, tell me how wonderful the Supreme Court is. Oh yes, they also ignore Congress when what they have passed doesn't go along with the Court's support of huge white corporations like the fossil fuelers, no matter if it squashes people's rights: the right to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and not be destroyed by global warming when they told the EPA it couldn't control greenhouse gases because Congress didn't say "greenhouse gases" back in 1970 when the EPA was established. The Congress of the United States on several occasions voted on and to renew the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but that didn't matter. They gutted it in 2013 with the Shelby case and are planning on ditching the rest of it by giving those same anti-abortion white men in the states the right to ignore the vote of the people and pick whomever they want, just because. They are into states' rights unless it goes against their NRA friends who want every white man to be able to carry a gun anywhere when they overturned a more than a century old law in New York. So, they are pretty arbitrary in their use of the Constitution, but we are not to question that? Uh-huh!
Nse Ufot, (and the fact the Boebert is in a statistical tie in the polls, and may be defeated by Adam Frish,) gives me tremendous hope. I have often wondered if the younger generation had the same passion as we "oldies" did when we marched against the war in Viet Nam, and for civil rights. Nse certainly does. She may be responsible for registering enough people to ensure Warnock defeats Walker: an extremely important accomplishment in these times. Thanks for bringing us her story. What a terrific young woman!