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A recent memo from the centrist group Third Way is must reading for Democrats interested in winning elections anywhere outside of Cambridge and Amherst.
It makes the inarguable point that “for a party that spends billions of dollars trying to find the perfect language to connect to voters, Democrats and their allies use an awful lot of words and phrases no ordinary person would ever dream of saying.”
Why? “Because plain, authentic language that voters understand often rebounds badly among many activists and advocacy organizations. These activists and advocates may take on noble causes, but in doing so they often demand compliance with their preferred messages; that is how “birthing person” became a stand-in for mother or mom.”
Third Way breaks it down into six categories: “Therapy-Speak” (“triggering,” “othering”), “Seminar Room Language” (“systems of oppression,” “cultural appropriation”), “Organizer Jargon” (“stakeholders,” “radical transparency”), “Gender/Orientation Correctness” (“cisgender,” “pregnant people”), “Racial Constructs” (“Latinx,” “intersectionality”) and “Explaining Away Crime” (“Justice-involved,” “involuntary confinement”).
Any of your favorites in there? No doubt you meant well, but much of the population is rolling their eyes when you spew this stuff out your pie-hole. And if you don’t believe it alienates voters, look who’s president.
Then again, two parties can play the alienation game. Before you conservatives get too smug, consider some of your own linguistic offenses against common sense
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1:00 | Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism meets. Agenda includes a discussion on the impact of antisemitism on STEM and research in higher education, led by Mark Poznansky of Harvard Medical School. Members of Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff participate in a panel discussion about "combating antisemitism in the Massachusetts way." | Room A-2, State House, Boston | Agenda and Livestream
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STATE STOCKPILE: State public health officials are stocking a warehouse in Franklin with personal protective gear, medical products and more after facing repeated shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic. – Eagle-Tribune
ICE STORM: Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers undertook a “surge” in Massachusetts, beginning late last week. The move drew a rebuke from Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, who said the enforcement isn’t making her city any safer. – MassLive
SPOTLIGHT ON SPOTLIGHT: The Boston Globe investigated the editor of its Spotlight team, Brendan McCarthy, but closed it with “no further action needed,” and editor Nancy Barnes said she supports McCarthy’s leadership. – Semafor
BIDEN LIBRARY: There are some familiar Massachusetts names on the list of former Joe Biden aides and political allies looking to help build a presidential library in Delaware. Longtime operative (and former Mass. congressional candidate) Rufus Gifford is chair of the library board. Marty Walsh, Biden’s labor secretary and a former Boston mayor, is also on the board. – Associated Press
EPA DISARRAY: EPA employees who recently criticized agency leaders over deregulation efforts are facing disciplinary action. – GBH News
WARDING OFF: The hottest political contest in Springfield is happening in Ward 6, which is seeing a preliminary for the first time as the rest of the city does not. – Western Mass. Politics & Insight
Boston is at an economic crossroads. The vitality of its downtown business district, drained by the COVID-19 epidemic, continues to slowly rebound but has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels. Commercial property values have declined, creating the potential for major budget challenges for the most property-tax dependent big city in America. With Boston’s financial underpinnings at risk, what is the strategy and vision for Boston’s future, particularly for its major business districts? Join business and community leaders to explore challenges and opportunities ahead. Register here!
BUSINESS DESK
SULLIVAN STEPS DOWN: Rick Sullivan, the president and CEO of the Western Mass Economic Development Council, plans to step down at the end of this year. Sullivan worked in top positions in the Deval Patrick administration after serving as mayor of Westfield. – Boston Business Journal
FUTURE TENSE: Developer Tom O’Brien, who is working on the Suffolk Downs redevelopment and had the One Congress project, opted against a mayoral run earlier this year, but still harbors political ambitions. – Boston Magazine
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