At some point the Democrats will need to decide what's more important to them, diversity or winning elections. I'm not saying they should pander to the racist, sexist segment of the population that will only ever vote for white men. At the same time, pandering to the segment of Democrats who insist on diversity quotas isn't a winning strategy either. Obama absolutely got votes simply because he's black. He was also well-qualified, articulate, and charismatic. Clinton got votes because she's a woman. She lost the election because she was not particularly articulate or charismatic. If the Democrats want to run a woman or a minority, then find the right one that can win the election. Otherwise we're in for another 4 years of Trump.
Although in this particular case, the age of the Democrats' top 3 candidates has me a lot more concerned than their race or sex. I like both Sanders and Biden, but either of them would be significantly older than any other candidate that has ever run for President let alone one. I feel like either of them would be limited to one term due to their age. Beto O'Rourke is young, but I don't know that much about him to be honest.
Recognizing that people who are different have different perspectives isn't bigotry. It's the opposite of bigotry in fact - 180 degrees from bigotry. It's embracing people who are different because they are different and recognizing the value of different perspectives and welcoming those differences of perspective as useful.
These people in the photo are different, because they aren't me.
I'm not going to decide that they don't have the necessary knowledge, or experience that allows them to do their jobs. Simply based on the color of their skin.
What you're currently saying is that these men in the photo should embrace people who are different. Because what you're stating is that simple because these people are white, or men, makes them all the same.
That's pretty far from not bigoted.
I'm really only saying that white men will likely, as a group, see the world differently than women, or blacks, or recent immigrants, or lesbians, and also that people in a small town of 3,500 like Heflin, AL will see the world differently, have different priorities and concerns, than someone in Manhattan or Atlanta or Birmingham. I don't even have to guess this is true because anything you can look at - starting with polling and elections - tell us this is absolutely true. Your county went 87% Trump. Jefferson county 54% for Clinton. According to this poll, women have a 63/30 disapproval/approval of Trump. For men it's 47/46.
Etc....
So orange man bad huh?
I should've known.
An immoral, corrupt, proudly ignorant and obvious narcissist is bad.
Yet being almost overtly bigoted is fine?
Yes, because what you're claiming is bigotry is the opposite of it. :shrug:
Judging people their appearance is the opposite of bigoted?
Please explain.
big·ot·ry
/ˈbiɡətrē/Submit
noun
intolerance toward those who hold different opinions from oneself.
The definition:
My claim, such as it is, is that people of different religions, race, colors have different outlooks on life and I welcome those diverse opinions as useful in and of themselves. So I value diversity, which is the opposite of intolerance toward those who are different than me, a white Christian man.
Wow, straight from the concept of being bigoted, all the way to being racist... great.
I guess it's opposite day down there in Alabama. :roll:
I hope that you realize, that nearly all you've been doing so far. Is judging people on purely a subjective implication and or physical appearance. Because if memory serves, six of those men are actually jewish. As well as three that I don't already have an inclination of. Though betting on them being Christian is a safe bet to take. It still doesn't change what kind of judgment you're trying to pass here.
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