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So I'm out here like "Kamala Harris y'all" and then she goes ahead and posts some shit like this (quokk.au)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by PhilipTheBucket@quokk.au to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world

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Source link: https://xcancel.com/KamalaHarris/status/1985793039114309793

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[–] greenskye@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I feel that social media has opened the door to too much open hostility to acts of kindness. Strategizing around a best move politically rather than having an open heart, even to people that may hate you.

It was Harris' choice to post this publicly for people to react to. If it was simply about being kind then it could've been a private communication to the Cheney family directly.

It was performative at its core and woefully out of touch as well.

[–] frostedtrailblazer@lemmy.zip -1 points 2 weeks ago

And people have agency for how they react as well. Being open about it can be seen as saying that it’s okay to show care for one another in times of personal tragedy. He was someone that Harris knew personally as well.

I’d say it’s pushing against-the-grain rather than out of touch. There is so much need out to play sides about every aspect of life. Some things don’t need to be about scoring points.