Democrats are embracing freedom and love of country as their campaign message.
Members of the California delegation cast their votes during the Ceremonial Roll Call of States on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Delegates, politicians, and Democratic Party supporters are gathering in Chicago, as current Vice President Kamala Harris is named her party’s presidential nominee. Minnesota Gov.
Don’t get me wrong. Walz and Harris have a very different understanding of freedom, especially economic freedom, than I have. They mean by “freedom” the ability to acquire certain things, such as health care, with other people’s money. They don’t mean the traditional American definition of freedom as the absence of government-imposed restraints.
The Democrats were much more cautious in their optimism; few seemed to believe in any real sense of American uniqueness, as exemplified by former President Barack Obama’s infamous statement that he believed in American exceptionalism “as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism.”
As such, we should welcome a change in rhetoric — from either party — that proclaims that America is indeed good. The Democrats could have chosen to fill their stage with any number of academics, politicians and activists to spend four nights talking down America. But they didn’t. In fact, they intentionally kept their crazies out. Even though this wouldn’t have been noteworthy as recently as 2012, it certainly is in 2024.Senator Alvarado-Gil is right.
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