Representative Hayes is Not Okay
And neither is America… yet
“Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way.”
― Alan Wilson Watts, The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
I write this response to Rep. Jahana Hayes’ recent article, but it isn’t meant exclusively for her. There are millions of my fellow Americans who feel exactly like she does, and we need to talk about it. But first, take in her words.
Expressing one’s true, authentic feelings is what real leadership looks like. There’s tremendous power in it.
It is not what corporate sponsorship looks like, however. One of our biggest problems in America is that we have badly confused those two distinct (and rarely overlapping) things. Lobbying is not the same as leadership. But that’s a story for another time.
Right now, the important thing to start with is that yes, your feelings are valid, Representative Hayes. Your…
