Which normalcy? What certainty?

Guardian:

She said: “Donald Trump’s failure of leadership has cost lives and livelihoods. If you’re a parent struggling with your child’s remote learning, or you’re a teacher struggling on the other side of that screen, you know that what we’re doing right now isn’t working.

“And we are a nation that’s grieving. Grieving the loss of life, the loss of jobs, the loss of opportunities, the loss of normalcy. And yes, the loss of certainty.”

What normalcy does Kamala Harris believe most Americans wish to return to? Alyssa Rosenberg claims „what we had when this year began was good“ and „it’s still within reach.“ Is this what Harris believes? Is January 2020 a normalcy to return to?

In January 2017 I watched with amazement as San Francisco streets filled with people certain wearing pink knit pussy caps would accomplish some worthwhile goal. Is this a certainty which Harris believes should be returned? The certainty of Nate Silver and fivethirtyeight.com on election night 2016?

Billie Eilish looks into (or at least towards) the camera here and claims Joe Biden „is building a team that shares our values.“ How many 19-year-old Americans with hair anything like Eilish’s are stoned enough to hallucinate Joe Biden shares their values?

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