So interesting. This line near the end fascinates me because it hints at a shifting paradigm: "With the example of Ocasio-Cortez, you've hit on a change in the way that we are now hopefully allowing powerful women to be human." I see that Pelosi is just naturally more adapted to the misogynist violence of Washington, her personality one that disregards nonsense and in possession of a remarkable sense of personal authority. But most women are not like that because of the society we live in. The "Lean In" philosophy of a Sheryl Sandberg didn't get far with most American women I think, in part, because we are suspicious of taking on an armored self as the only way to power. It doesn't pass the smell test. We want more of a yes-and philosophy: YES I am a woman (black, Asian, Trans, Queer, etc.) AND I have authority. YES I am empathetic AND I can out-think, out-organize, and out-do you in ever way. YES I want the best for the community I represent AND I want the best for the rest of the country and world, too.
I think you are correct about this--and, I think the AOC approach has some advantages and some vulnerabilities. One of the things that has changed political culture is the emotionalism, which can overwhelm the need to do business. The attack on the Capitol, adn everything that preceded it from eh White House, was a kind of ongoing disinformation campaign intended to keep Dems off balance all the time by "making them cry." The idea that tears are the endgame says volumes about the GOP's lack of ideas, but it also suggests there is a percentage in not ever letting them see you cry.
So interesting. This line near the end fascinates me because it hints at a shifting paradigm: "With the example of Ocasio-Cortez, you've hit on a change in the way that we are now hopefully allowing powerful women to be human." I see that Pelosi is just naturally more adapted to the misogynist violence of Washington, her personality one that disregards nonsense and in possession of a remarkable sense of personal authority. But most women are not like that because of the society we live in. The "Lean In" philosophy of a Sheryl Sandberg didn't get far with most American women I think, in part, because we are suspicious of taking on an armored self as the only way to power. It doesn't pass the smell test. We want more of a yes-and philosophy: YES I am a woman (black, Asian, Trans, Queer, etc.) AND I have authority. YES I am empathetic AND I can out-think, out-organize, and out-do you in ever way. YES I want the best for the community I represent AND I want the best for the rest of the country and world, too.
I think you are correct about this--and, I think the AOC approach has some advantages and some vulnerabilities. One of the things that has changed political culture is the emotionalism, which can overwhelm the need to do business. The attack on the Capitol, adn everything that preceded it from eh White House, was a kind of ongoing disinformation campaign intended to keep Dems off balance all the time by "making them cry." The idea that tears are the endgame says volumes about the GOP's lack of ideas, but it also suggests there is a percentage in not ever letting them see you cry.