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Apparently is so funny for Kamala that Hind Rajab was shot
First off, I want to be clear that I’m not making excuses for Kamala. This is more of a tangent, but people should know that even though it seems weird, smiling is a natural stress response for some folks.
The instance that is seared into my memory is when I got the phone call that there was an earthquake in the country where my sibling was staying and we hadn’t yet heard from her (she ended up being ok). No matter how tried to fight it, my face couldn’t help but twist into a grin. It kinda fucked me up. Like: “What is my body trying to tell me?” “Do I subconsciously want them to die?” It was only years later that I found out that this is normal. Looking back, I think it especially sucks for kids who can’t help it, can’t explain it, and get the “Do you think this is funny!” treatment.
Anyway, if you find yourself or someone else in a similar situation, please don’t judge too harshly.
No, this is definitely the smile of i do not take you seriously. Kamala is paid by aipac and promised to continue giving billions to maintain settler colonialism
All her jobs required stress management you can't convince me that she is stressed for a random perdon screaming at her. This is definitely not similar to someone panicing because of an earthquake
Why are you deflecting we are talking about Harris here. If she can't handle people she shouldn't do public event.
You just an Harris worshiper
I dothat, so I hear you. But her grin seems pretty relaxed, if not smug
She supports genocide. She gets no benefit of the doubt. She was smiling because she was trying to contain laughter.
Not what suppressed laughter looks like. At best it's relief, of an opposing person being taken away.
No benefit of the doubt for the genocidal.