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MineralMan

(146,351 posts)
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 01:01 PM Sep 2017

May Donald J. Trump Be the Last White Male President!?

That is both a question and a hopeful statement. The United States has now had a black President and a woman has won the popular vote for that office, although she lost the election through a constitutional technicality.

The majority in this nation is shifting rapidly away from White Christians. Males are already in the minority in this nation. Perhaps it is time for us to expect and work toward electing political leaders who better represent the makeup of the country.

Perhaps we should begin the transition of politics to match the transition of our population. Perhaps our state legislatures, Congress and executive branch office-holders should also look more like our population as well.

Our population is a rainbow of peoples. Our government should be the same. I think we should work to change who those who represent us are from old white men to a mixture that matches what we see around us as we go about our daily affairs.

I say that as an old white man, myself. I don't consider myself part of a majority that is like me. I'm part of a culture that is far, far more diverse than that. Let's elect people who truly represent all of us, not just a few of us.

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May Donald J. Trump Be the Last White Male President!? (Original Post) MineralMan Sep 2017 OP
If we survive, the human race that is, then this cant happen till Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #1
After the nightmare called Trump, it is understanble. syringis Sep 2017 #2
Males are in the minority. Heh heh. sprinkleeninow Sep 2017 #3
They are, indeed. MineralMan Sep 2017 #4
Hopeful but racist. SharonClark Sep 2017 #5
Sexist, too, I suppose. MineralMan Sep 2017 #7
Here, hear. Hear, here. sprinkleeninow Sep 2017 #9
Is it about skin color and genitals... TCJ70 Sep 2017 #6
Well, we've had 45 men as Presidents. MineralMan Sep 2017 #8
My husband of male DNA voted for HRC. He like! And he's got some off the wall idees about sprinkleeninow Sep 2017 #10
So did I. I was hopeful for her. MineralMan Sep 2017 #12
I edumacated myself with regards to 'what the freak happened' nov. 8. sprinkleeninow Sep 2017 #14
It was a sad, sobering experience. MineralMan Sep 2017 #15
I go to extremes emotionally. sprinkleeninow Sep 2017 #17
I say we just nominate the best candidates. BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #11
If he is allowed to keep going the way he has been... SeattleVet Sep 2017 #13
if there's still a United States, and if there are still elections, could be. n/t Orsino Sep 2017 #16

Eliot Rosewater

(31,135 posts)
1. If we survive, the human race that is, then this cant happen till
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 01:10 PM
Sep 2017

you remove lots of institutional white supremacy, starting with the EC.

Twice now the people have been told to fuck off and the racist EC will decide who the prez is, not us.

BTW, remember, these phrases only exist here

health insurance

popular vote

Well, technically there is health insurance elsewhere but not in many places and where you do find it, it is quite different. Most places you find health coverage, not insurance.

And the idea that we have to defer to the EC is ludicrous and the rest of the world is scratching their heads.

syringis

(5,101 posts)
2. After the nightmare called Trump, it is understanble.
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 01:14 PM
Sep 2017

However, is it wise to make it a hopeful statement?

I'm not sure.

Indeed, Obama was a awesome president but is does not mean that all black presidents will be great. As all white presidents were not all great or bad. Nor that all women in charge with such high function as ruling a country, will do fine.

I think it is better to choose a person according to her skills and abilities to fulfill its fonction, rather than choose on the basis of color skin.

sprinkleeninow

(20,268 posts)
3. Males are in the minority. Heh heh.
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 01:23 PM
Sep 2017

They are in 'my' domain . "I rule the roost!" But not a word to my other half. 😇

Levity aside, I share your sentiments. I've embraced diversity since mb kindergarten? It was not a strange unheard of thing up north back in my day.

Am looking forward to an able-bodied Democratic human being as our next CiC.

BTW,


SharonClark

(10,014 posts)
5. Hopeful but racist.
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 01:24 PM
Sep 2017

Let's elect the most qualified, humane, visionary, empathetic, smartest, and articulate person available.

TCJ70

(4,387 posts)
6. Is it about skin color and genitals...
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 01:24 PM
Sep 2017

...or what that person puts forward as a vision for the country? I don't care about either of the former. It doesn't matter. Policy matters.

sprinkleeninow

(20,268 posts)
10. My husband of male DNA voted for HRC. He like! And he's got some off the wall idees about
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 01:40 PM
Sep 2017

some stuff. But I love 'im anyhow!

MineralMan

(146,351 posts)
12. So did I. I was hopeful for her.
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 01:42 PM
Sep 2017

Sadly, a few tens of thousands of people in three states either didn't vote or voted stupidly, and it wasn't to be. I hope we learned from that.

sprinkleeninow

(20,268 posts)
14. I edumacated myself with regards to 'what the freak happened' nov. 8.
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 01:59 PM
Sep 2017

A conglomeration of stuff. Some of which proved to be more damaging than the other ingredients?

I feel Comey's last minute statement really put the kibosh on it. Along with vote tabulation/rigging in those key states. Plus, as you said the electoral college fiasco.

The repubbie next door neighbor's son said, "Mom, it looks like Hillary is going to win."

Then the freakin bottom fell out!

Aw man, after all the negative stuff I just reiterated AGAIN, I still possess HOPE.

💗?💪🗽

sprinkleeninow

(20,268 posts)
17. I go to extremes emotionally.
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 02:30 PM
Sep 2017

To me it was a sick joke.
A complete pull-the-rug-out from under you.

The 'enemy' (read into that as you will): "Now how do you like THIS hideous thing i just came against you with?"

"Why are you downcast, o my soul? Why so disturbed within me?"

SeattleVet

(5,484 posts)
13. If he is allowed to keep going the way he has been...
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 01:54 PM
Sep 2017

he may very well be the last President, of any type, that we have.

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