Re:Amanda Gorman's “The Hill We Climb” (Full Text)
by TeaDrunk on Thursday January 21, 2021 @12:35PM
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And I think presuming it's nothing more than a swipe makes no sense, occam's razor style. There's no reason why she would put that much effort (a several minutes long poem, plus the practice of recital).
Re:Amanda Gorman's “The Hill We Climb” (Full Text)
by war1025 on Thursday January 21, 2021 @12:38PM
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> And I think presuming it's nothing more than a swipe makes no sense,
Obviously it's not only that. It's a big moment for her and a great honor.
But also I think there was that flavor to it, and I'd guess her target audience thought it was great of her to put that touch in there.
> The loss we carry. A sea we must wade.
> We braved the belly of the beast.
> We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace, and the norms and notions of what “just” is isn’t always justice.
...
> We’ve seen a force that would shatter our nation, rather than share it.
> Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy.
> And this effort very nearly succeeded.
> But while democracy can be periodically delayed, it can never be permanently defeated.
..
> This is the era of just redemption.
"Era of redemption." Gee, I'm sure looking forward to it.