Kamala ‘heels-up’ Harris has a habit for inappropriate laughter which is a tell for her inability to express responses with honesty. It is actually more than just a nervous laugh and she is very familiar with the habit. It’s one of the reasons why her lack of authenticity collapsed support for her in the DNC club primary; yet the inappropriate laughter continues.
It’s a funky thing, Harris’s spontaneous uncontrollable laughing. We’ve all seen it before of course. We recognize it….but it takes a pause to recall where we’ve seen it before; the lighthearted, too much of a good thing, nervous giggles. Just as in this reporters unexpected response to her own question, suddenly the giggling is contagious, the reporter giggles back in support. They’re on the same page, connected, like paddling a canoe together; headed in the same direction together. There’s no conflict.
Now I remember where I’ve seen the laughter that doesn’t belong; that’s awkwardly too much. Embarrassing transparency. I’ve seen it in dinner houses, on first dates when accountability is a hindrance. When sincerity and meaningful discussion requires an investment of self. One person laughs too long, too loud; the search for approval is transparent to the room. When a child does it we laugh too. When adults do it we’re uncomfortable at their inability to verbalize. We’re annoyed at the insincerity, the end of any conversation and by the coyness of being drawn in by an emphasis on self. It’s the Pleaser. The Chameleon. The Rudderless character.
We Are Borg, “…the new sec def that guy over there in that building.” That really says it all.
Pseudo bulbar disorder….she has a definite disorder or she is completely dishonest.