PunkTheFunk 125,719 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Take Marianne Williamson Seriously Laugh all you want. Then remember who the president is. If you were going to imagine a Democratic version of Donald Trump, what would it look like? One version of this thought experiment produces someone who resembles Bernie Sanders—an “extremist” who riles up his base with unreasonable promises and threatens to tear the entire system down. But that is only superficially Trump-like. We might say, instead, that a Democratic Trump would be a proper outsider, with a great deal of TV experience giving her both name recognition and some degree of respect among the “base” despite the “establishment” not taking her seriously. She may have been initially a fairly apolitical figure, but she is canny enough to understand that entering politics means not promising to be above the fray, but acting determined to defeat the villain occupying the White House. She could dabble in fringe views—she may even have a history of dubious tweets the elites send around to scoff at—but her pre-politics status as a mass pop cultural figure has the odd benefit of inoculating her against the political media’s attempts to define her as outside the mainstream. If the superficial version of “Democratic Trump” resembles him aesthetically, the proper version would be closer to his opposite: Not just female but powerfully and unabashedly feminine, aiming her message not at the raging car dealer dad but the anxious Wellness Mom. The ideal version of this is, of course, Oprah, but Oprah the person is too smart and comfortable to want to do something as disruptive and potentially brand-destroying as run for president. Marianne Williamson might represent the next-best thing. And while it is fun to scoff at her hokey spiritual woo and self-help bromides, it is easy to forget that hokey spiritual woo and self-help bromides are extremely powerful and popular among a massive subset of Americans, many of whom represent the exact sort of voters who decide Democratic primaries. I’m not saying Marianne Williamson will be president someday. But I am saying that 2012 me, like “everyone else,” thought Donald Trump was a joke. As a wise woman once said: “From a mind filled with infinite love comes the power to create infinite possibilities.” https://newrepublic.com/article/154389/take-marianne-williamson-seriously --- So do YOU stan our Queen Marianne? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasonG 448 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 I would give everything to see a debate between her and Trump Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gagz4Gaga 7,278 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Her closing statement made her the TRUE Goddess of Love. Gaga whomstve? nostalgia’s for geeks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Othon 34,299 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkTheFunk 125,719 Posted June 29, 2019 Author Share Posted June 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, OG Gaga Stan said: Gaga is quacking Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdmistTheLight 2,269 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Goddess of love AND moon, honestly. Gaga who? Liberaté mi amor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adarsh Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 We Stan harder than ever She’s Oprah’s spiritual Guru and was Laura Dern’s roommate in school Give her a part on big little lies already Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Heart 15,041 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 HELP MARIANNE ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasonG 448 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 14 minutes ago, Lion Heart said: HELP MARIANNE I see that we have a republican here... https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/06/28/democratic-debate-2019-republicans-urge-giving-marianne-williamson/1598726001/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkTheFunk 125,719 Posted June 29, 2019 Author Share Posted June 29, 2019 13 minutes ago, Lion Heart said: HELP MARIANNE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batwings 12,958 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 O Goddess of Love, let the mitosis of the future begin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent 6 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Y'all forget this woman wrote this (not nelson mandela, as widely falsely reported): Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerfulbeyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PunkTheFunk 125,719 Posted June 29, 2019 Author Share Posted June 29, 2019 In all seriousness I actually think she has a chance... I was so entranced by her last night. Am I crazy? (You know what, don't answer that ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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