Opinion: ‘You burn with us’

I hope the most iconic photograph that comes out of the Nov. 3 election is the one of Jennifer Lawrence walking down a New York City street flashing the three finger salute from “The Hunger Games” series of movies: “If we burn; you burn with us.” She then posted on Instagram with the words: “Midterms BB. Don’t forget who burns with us. Go vote.” There was no irony in her expression. Just a slouchy, red, white and blue outfit, dominated by blue, with a t-shirt boasting what looks like a child’s drawing of Sesame Street’s “Ernie.” Her hair was in a braid as worn by Katniss in “Hunger Games” and a jacket that had the utilitarian look of Katniss’s hunting jacket. There was no mistake she was projecting the theme of the trilogy: tyrants are not welcome here.

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