The Other Woman

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May 01, 2019

The other woman

Section 1

Kuttner in “The Other Woman” portrays the hardships faced by females like Elizabeth Warren in their political careers and leadership journeys. The focus of the author is on highlighting Warren's efforts against the rigged political system and her role in Congress. Without Warren's support, it was not possible for Clinton to gain power in 2016 elections. Her role had been fascinating behind the scene by providing limelight to real issues. The purpose of Kuttner's discussion is to explain that women are no less than males and are capable of taking leadership roles. Her political stand is visible in the author’s argument, “she has defined, in a compelling phrase, why the economy is not serving ordinary people the rules are rigged” CITATION Rob161 \l 1033 (Kuttner). This reflects her criticism against the wrong practices of Congress.

Warren handled the situation intelligently throughout her career. Her criticism can be seen as her female strength and power that proves her ability to lead. The author’s argument includes concrete examples that prove the leadership traits of women. The author mentions, “it is a mark of her tactical brilliance and toughness that she simultaneously did battle with Obama’s top two financial officials” CITATION Rob161 \l 1033 (Kuttner). The examples are used for providing the competency and competitive nature of females that had been neglected by society. She managed to use her courage for standing against the male financial officials. Her battle against the economic leaders depicts her female strength that is adequate for proving that females are equally capable of fighting against the unfair political system. The author has proved this in the article by providing a sound example, “insider Washington watched one of its own representatives nearly die from a gunshot to the head just a hundred miles away from here then refused to hear the country’s calls for commonsense gun reform” CITATION Rob161 \l 1033 (Kuttner). She criticized the role of Congress in neglecting the important issue of gun reforms. This also reflects her strength for claiming that the political leaders are paying attention to unnecessary things. This has resulted in the negligence of important issues like gun reforms.

By providing important examples the author has convinced the readers about the influential and powerful role of Warren. The role played by Warren in politics indicates that she has taken a bold role for standing against the corrupt practices, “and yet persuaded the president to personally champion her own prime legislative goal” CITATION Rob161 \l 1033 (Kuttner). Her leadership qualities also indicate that she never hesitated from opening a battle against the powerful and prominent leaders. The male dominant world didn't dare to distract her from her mission or goal of bringing change in the political culture and Congress. She failed to accept the wrong practices and rejected to be part of the same system.

Section 2

I felt that Kuttner has attempted to highlight the events that prove Elizabeth's role as a fascinating leader. He has managed to provide deeper insights into her political career that presents her as a prominent female leader. I agree with many points of Kuttner such as the inclusion of Elizabeth’s fight against economic chief Larry Summers and Treasury Secretary, Tim Geithner. I believe that the argument moved me negatively because it made me realize the corrupt practices adopted by the political leaders. It also permitted me to identify the reasons and facts that dosage the approval of the critical social issues like gun control laws. this indicates that the author has attempted to highlight the issues that were neglected by the Congress such as the inclusion of the wall street and banksters. I agree that Warren has taken a bold role to criticize the prevalence of wrong practices. This becomes visible in the facts, “insider Washington worries that we’ve been too tough on Wall Street while the American people know that the banksters who broke our economy belong in jail” CITATION Rob161 \l 1033 (Kuttner). I think that Kuttner has highlighted such issues to explain that Warren is different from other political leaders who remain silent on the malpractices of politicians. This reflects the author's concerns about the facts that leaders have always misguided the public. The real issues remain hidden from the common people because the things and events are manipulated.

I feel that the information about inadequate gun laws mentioned in section 1 justifies the argument of the author because he has emphasized on explaining the flaws and the shortcomings of our political system. it also justifies Kuttner's position on showcasing the leadership traits of Warren. I agree with Kuttner's belief that women are equally likely to take the roles of leaders and can stand to criticize the traditional system. The facts mentioned in section 1 such as the battle of Warren against the leading economists of Obama’s administration and the bold speech against the rigged Congress provides adequate support to the author’s main argument.

Section 3

The issue is more of a social than value as the choice is between progressive (social liberty) to traditional (morality). The issue is social because the article highlights the inadequate role played by the politicians and Congress that creates injustice and inequality. The issues are directly affecting the people and the citizens of America. The analysis of the article depicts that the author has discussed the economic and social issues that are directly linked to the American public. However, the author claims that the leaders have neglected the real issues of the people that indicates the absence of real social liberty. There is no equality or fairness in the decisions because they fail to address the masses of the country. The political decisions are only serving the purpose of a few powerful that undermines the concept of equality. The author includes the example of wall street for explaining how it is discouraging the ideology of liberty and equality. The role of the banksters depicts that they have not worked to promote economic equality or liberty. They have not acted in the welfare of the citizens by taking steps that could promote their socio-economic conditions.

The issue of social liberty becomes visible in the discussion of Elizabeth Warren. This is because the woman in Congress has taken a different role by rejecting the traditional malpractices prevailing in Congress. Social liberty also reflects the freedom of the people. This is explained by the author as he mentions, “while millions of Americans show up for rallies or chip in ten bucks to support a democracy that reflects our true values” CITATION Rob161 \l 1033 (Kuttner). The argument indicates that the American political system is lacking real democracy which is linked to social liberty. The example of prosecution failure mentioned by the author also states the absence of values from the political system. the state is only enforcing decisions that lack willingness of the general public and are also against their betterment. This proves that the issues mentioned in the article by Kuttner are social and economic. This also threatens the true sense of democracy that was supposed to work for the welfare of the citizens. Social issues are also visible in the facts that the general public is misguided about the actual role performed by Congress and leaders.

Work Cited

BIBLIOGRAPHY Kuttner, Robert. The Other Woman: Elizabeth Warren and the 2016 Election. 2016. 01 05 2019 <https://prospect.org/article/other-woman-elizabeth-warren-and-2016-election>.