Reason for optimism

[_fustian]

Current Music: Radio National -- Where is the Middle Class?

Comments

[accy]

Paul Krugman, author of bestselling The Conscience of a Liberal, believes that racism is no longer a threat to American society.

Misogyny on the other hand....

[_fustian]

Yeah; I've had that discussion, and I'm not sure American mightn't have gone for a woman-just not that woman. For some reason, people have decided to hate Clinton; there are Hillary Voodoo Dolls in the Borders in Perth, ffs.

[_fustian]

That said, a lot of the nastier stuff does seem to be gender-related.

[accy]

Yeah, it does seem that a lot of people hate her, but I've never been able to figure out why? A lot of feels like it's because she is a woman who wants to be president.