11-12-2020, 04:18 PM
(11-12-2020, 03:15 PM)bfine32 Wrote: What if he determined he needed a male? Would you state that OK if he "concluded that a white male running mate would be more beneficial and advantageous to his ticket" and clearly stated it as a qualification?
It would require a little more explaining but if he gave sound reasons then I would accept it.
Throughout the history of the United States straight white men have been the oppressors. We never needed special laws to protect them from oppression. So when someone choses a member from a group that has historically been the victim of discrimination, like a black woman, they usually are not required to explain why they are not guilty of discrimination. That is pretty simple logic.
It is much harder for straight white men to play the victim card and claim they are being discriminated against because they are still members of the group that control a grossly disproportionate percentage of the power in this country.
So if Biden had chosen a straight white man as his running mate the people who have a legitimate right to complain about discrimination might have demanded an explanation, but if he gave good reasons then I would have accepted his choice.
