Why I have hope entering 2021 - a podcast by Justin Ahn

2020 has been a dark year, both in politics and in our society, and I've talked extensively about everything that went wrong. But there are still positives—sources that provide optimism. Regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the past week has brought the authorization and rollout of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, as well as negotiations over a $900 billion economic stimulus bill in Congress. Regarding Trump's refusal to concede, the Electoral College upheld Biden's victory without any faithless electors, and Mitch McConnell congratulated Biden and Harris; democratic institutions stood up again and again, reaffirming the results, and political courage on behalf on many election-related state officials should be congratulated. Regarding the political landscape as a whole, Biden will put behind the era of Trumpism—the politics of fear and anger, of demonization, division and tribalism—and instead focus on uniting, strengthening and healing America. I analyze his acceptance speech to demonstrate this.

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