Many of you have probably seen the personal videos on the government shutdown posted by Cardi B and Snoop Dogg on Instagram. I am not providing links because the language is a bit harsh, even for me. After watching the videos, I must admit, I came away with a better understanding of why these two celebrities in particular are so influential. While too crude for most, they clearly have an honest relationship with their fans. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez has the same gift of authenticity. While I tend to agree social media has caused more harm than good by giving “fake news” a platform, over time it has the potential to usher in an era of honesty and authenticity that never existed in the heydays of network media. As for Snoop Dogg and Cardi B, it always annoys me when celebrities think that because they are successful at one thing they know more than everyone at everything. I appreciated that Cardi B did not pretend to have the solution to the government crisis but instead used her massive platform to create more awareness on the subject.
Never in U.S. history have we had two older or less popular candidates running for president of the United States than we do today. We repeatedly hear the question, “How can these two candidates be the best our country has to offer?”.
if you are primarily fearful of living in a society that is racist and discriminatory, you should be very concerned with what is happening with the political far left. If your primary fear is moving our society towards socialism and communism, then you should be mostly fearful of the political far right. That statement may seem counterintuitive, but it is absolutely true.
People on the political right believe that people on the extreme left are the biggest problems in our nation. People on the political left think that people on the extreme right pose the biggest threat. This is one occasion when both sides are correct.