THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF
September 12, 2016
That phrase in Franklin Delano
Roosevelt’s 1933 inaugural address was FDR’s call to relieve national suffering
at the low point of the Great Depression.
Candidate Hillary Clinton is
taking heat for criticizing “half” of Donald Trump’s supporters for being
racist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic, “you name it.” Yesterday, at ground zero to commemorate
9/11/2001, walking pneumonia and dehydration forced Clinton to take a rest
break from her campaign. Without having
personal new today from Clinton herself, Trump’s ads feature that clip, leaving
out “the other half” who Clinton says are move by threats, like loss of jobs. Her staff clarifies whom Clinton meant to
name examples of Trump’s plays on fear. Yesterday
and today, as by Trump spokespersons and journalists alike, it is that it is a
political no-no to criticize voters rather than the candidate
him-/herself. Thinking back to FDR’s
appeals to overcome blaming their misfortune on outsiders, as Hitler was doing
to solve the Jewish problem, I suggest a way of framing what Hillary said, to
clarify, reframe or rephrase what Clinton meant to say:
The main thing we have to fear is playing on fear itself. Love and peace, hal
No comments:
Post a Comment