Something I've been thinking about re: Crowd chants from each candidate

[slick8790]

I've been thinking about this for a while now.

There is such a fundamental difference in the tone and ideals of the two democratic campaigns, and you can see it in the chants at each candidates respective events.

During Hillary's events and victory speeches:

"YES SHE WILL, YES SHE WILL"

During Obama's:

"YES WE CAN, YES WE CAN"

Right there is the difference between the two candidates, at least to me. Hillary's campaign is about Hillary and no one else.

Obama's is about all of us, and how we all need to work together to actually accomplish anything.

I know which message I want to support.

[Arugula Latte]

1. I agree; that's the difference in a nutshell.

It's ironic that some Hillary supporters say we're in a cult, when Hillary's campaign exists solely for the glorification of Dear Leader Hillary.

[slick8790]

3. Absolutely. It's mind boggling. n/t

[loyalsister]

5. I'm hearing young people

in their 20s interpret "yes we can" as taking responsibility.
I think it's a shorter more excited version of "ask not what your country....."

[Tippy]

2. "YES WE CAN, YES WE CAN".......tells it all

[XemaSab]

4. Especially since she ripped "Yes she will" BLATANTLY off Obama

:eyes:

[annie1]

8. it's a play on words, not a rip off. a rip off is him taking the Yes We Can in the first place.

[SeattleGirl]

6. I noticed that a long time ago, not just in the chants, but in the

way each candidate describes what they will do (and I don't mean the specific policies; those are similar in many ways between the two of them), but rather, I mean in how they TALK about them.

When I listen to Obama, I hear a lot of "we" talk in there, but when I listen to Clinton, I hear more "I" talk in her speeches.

Obama appears to be to be more inclusive, in terms of We The People participating AND in terms of We The People taking some responsibility for getting things done, for helping to change the same old, same old.

I don't get that sense with Clinton.

[Liberal Gramma]

9. I have noticed this too

His campaign is about what WE can do. Hers is about what SHE can do.

[nichomachus]

7. It's not just the chants -- it's the direction of the campaign

I posted this yesterday on another thread, but it's apropos here:

Everyone knows Obama's slogan "Yes, we can." That is empowering -- and it's gotten people involved because they feel they are part of the process for helping themselves.

Go to Hillary's campaign site and the first thing that greets you is "Help make history." The not-so-subtle message there is that she is going to make history and we are going to be her little helpers. It's about her.

There is no sense of empowering the people to better themselves -- the people are only there to help Hillary get into the history books.