That’s not really ever going to be a politician. Any figurehead for a social movement, that I know of, has not been an elected official. They have a role to play, but it isn’t that one, and I don’t know why you people keep expecting it to be. You can’t really be an elected official and a figurehead of change. They are practically mutually exclusive.
For an example, MLK Jr. was viewed pretty poorly by society at large. The media said he started riots, and things like that. He’d never be elected if he ran for office (at least, above a minor local role). You can’t be divisive and get elected, and it is divisive to say many things we think of as common sense. Her job is to make that more normal, not to take the extreme stance we want.
That’s not really ever going to be a politician. Any figurehead for a social movement, that I know of, has not been an elected official. They have a role to play, but it isn’t that one, and I don’t know why you people keep expecting it to be. You can’t really be an elected official and a figurehead of change. They are practically mutually exclusive.
For an example, MLK Jr. was viewed pretty poorly by society at large. The media said he started riots, and things like that. He’d never be elected if he ran for office (at least, above a minor local role). You can’t be divisive and get elected, and it is divisive to say many things we think of as common sense. Her job is to make that more normal, not to take the extreme stance we want.