On elections and identity politics.
First off, let me lay out where I come from: I am a Hispanic male, Gen X. I will admit, that I enjoy some of what has been called "privileged" being male, though I also affirm that being Hispanic also mean I get some BS too, thought not the sheer torrent of crap Black people get.
I can also say that women of all colors get crap. They are the ones who have to bear babies, and very often, wind up raising them, even if Dad skipped out with the new wife. It is thoroughly understandable why many would feel that until a woman becomes president, that the concerns of women will always be easier to ignore. The fact that Brazil, Canada, Argentina, and yes, even Jolly ol England have already beaten us to this highlights the fact that America needs to become grown up enough to get over the idea of women in power.
Now, that being said, I think Identity politics is a bad thing, and can bring up problems as bad as the ills it is meant to cure.
I am Hispanic, and despite the fact my ancestors were here long enough Jamestown and Plymouth Rock, we are often treated as not "american." Yes, part of me thinks "if we had a Latino, then finally people will understand we belong here, and have rights." Oddly enough, there are two latinos running this year, one of whom is a threat to even Trump. Now, let me state this clearly:
1) Neither Ted Cruz nor Marco Rubio should be allowed within a telescope's view of the White House.. Period...FULL STOP!
2) The most dangerous person, perhaps even more dangerous than Trump himself, is Raphael "Ted" Cruz. While Trump is a blowhard, and Rubio is a glad handing politico, Cruz is a religious fanatic, not one micro gram less than Osama Ben ladin was. He has already done a lot of damage as Senator, and he will do more damage.
3) Any of the GOP Hispanics, like Susanna Martinez, need to also be treated with suspicion as they got to be elected by the sort of people that would normally beat them up or kill them.
Now, while I understand people embrace a candidate because they finally feel it is "their turn", be they those who want a woman or, in the case of Bernie, those who finally want an FDR liberal. However, the fact is that every successful politician got to be successful in part because the people this country was built around, Rich Males, like them or think they can control them. The people running for president would not be there unless the rich people found them useful, therefore, the danger is that when Mr or Mrs "our Turn" gets in, not only will the candidate get to pull his or her mask off, but the rich males can say "we, we put one of you in, now stop whining." Said people can also run on resentment, making sure that those resentful lower class white voters get to be fed a diet of "you don't have to respect that person, indeed, lets put some people in their place".
Oh yes, you know resentment of Obama was used to ramp up racial prejudice to the point where cops are being cheered on to kill black people. I shudder to think how the spin masters will spin a Hillary or even a GOP Latino win. They do nto care as long as they can keep their gold.
