Word: hopeã
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...phrase “audacity of hope??—the title of Barack Obama’s best-selling book—comes, as NBC’s Tim Russert reminded viewers of Tuesday’s Democratic debate, from a sermon by the Senator’s pastor back home, an alleged anti-Semite with an admiration for Louis Farrakhan. And it is a phrase that starry-eyed Obama supporters like to think describes their mission...
...Hope??a bright, if not entirely reasonable, optimism for the future, for individuals’ ability to “create change”—has become the rallying cry of a new generation of politics...
...indie rock can be regarded as a direct reaction to this modern feeling of disappointment. Somewhere along the way, insincerity and sarcasm became de rigueur when dealing with the perceived futility of matching the creative output of past generations.It seems—or at the very least, I hope??that this vapid, reactionary kind of irony is on the wane. Nonetheless, the aesthetic of acerbity is still very much in vogue. The issue for many up-and-coming bands—particularly for “indie” bands—has thus become learning...
...rests on three (arguably) great years in the Senate. He is young and, as his opponents charge, relatively inexperienced. But in addition to being a potential liability, this freshness is also his greatest asset. For the masses of formerly apathetic youth looking for a clarion call of hope??voters unlikely to educate themselves about policy positions—the worst thing a candidate can have is baggage. The absence of baggage allows us to project whatever we want onto the candidate: he believes what I believe, he will make the change that I want made...
...skins / The drinking never stops because the drinks absolve our sins / We sit and grow our roots into the floor / But what are we waiting for?” Clearly, we’re waiting for you, Sir Endicott, as you falsely surf the crowd in search of hope?? or another song to visually butcher. —Mia P. Walker