Sounds like OHT. Well, go for it. There's nothing stopping that.
Economic reality for people is what it is. When it comes to the economy, people don't feel a certain way because of the headlines. Their feelings are generated by how their bank accounts feel at the end of the month. If housing costs are rising, food cost increases are sticking, and other expenses are making life a paycheck to paycheck experience, all the Best Headlines in the world aren't going to make them suddenly go, "Oh, you're right. My life is much better than I'm experiencing! Thank you, headline writers!"
I'm loving some of the stuff I'm reading, because it just reminds me, "There's a reason some people really shouldn't be allowed anywhere near our party's political operation." From "I've never seen inflation!" (which just totally blows my mind that someone can say that out loud) to "Well, my family's fine - I don't know what people are complaining about."
The problem is, this "Let them eat all of the cake!" attitude is politically dangerous to us. When you are browbeating people to say words and express feelings they do not feel or experience, you're not creating a positive political environment - you're breeding resentment.
"C'mon, fuckers. Smile more!" is not the political posture anyone should be taking - ever - in public life when people are feeling stressed.
And yet somehow, some think this is a legitimate approach? Ok.
I'm going to pay attention to what's going on in people's lives if it's all the same. More than that, I'm going to think about political approaches and messaging that addresses what people are dealing with without dismissing or diminishing their lived experiences.
Because actually being good at politics is a thought now and then.
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