Nye Bevan (13,211 posts)
In 2020, my daughter will be 14 and will have no memory of a white male ever being president,
in all likelihood.
Something that just occurred to me that I thought was kind of interesting.
Has the 2016 election been decided or something?
winter is coming (3,245 posts)
2. ...
davidn3600 (2,138 posts)
7. ...because we all know a white male cannot possibly be a good leader
RichGirl (3,691 posts)
11. Well....
Let's face it. We could have had a really great white male but...he had that MALE weakness of not being able to keep it in his pants so he blew the whole thing. Two greats...Kennedy and Clinton, even Jefferson and more before them. There are a lot less women in congress but how many of them have had affairs/scandal?
White males can be good leaders but that isn't enough...they also need focus.
davidpdx (11,494 posts)
9. I don't think there will never be another white male president
It will very much depend on who runs. Of course there are going to be more women and minority candidates following in Obama's footsteps. The demographics have changed wildly since the 2004 election and will continue to in the future.
I would never vote for gender or race as a first priority. I would look at the candidate and their ideas, what my stances are and how well they match up. If it was between two fairly equal candidates then that might make a difference. Personally the thought never even crossed my head when voting for Obama.
cali (89,524 posts)
10. Oh I do. Most of the big money will keep gravtating toward white men for the couple of decades
White's are still the majority. Women are still under that particular glass ceiling.
Do you ever wonder why you never see Proglodytes complaining about the number of non-Hispanic leaders in Central and South American nations?
Or do they bemoan the lack of non-Asian leaders in China, Japan, Korea, etc.?
In fact, it's safe to say that most nations are formed on racial and ethnic lines. Is that not inherently racist?
So, how come all this grief-giving is reserved exclusively for the United States of America?
RichGirl (3,691 posts)
12. Not so fast....
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When we get a gay president...my guess it will be a white male. Same with Jewish, atheist, unmarried, etc....baby steps.
When we get a black atheist single lesbian who has had an abortion....okay...that'll never happen...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024013301
