The media has reported that Biden won the election, which means that it’s time to heal.
The evidence is overwhelming that what they really me is that it’s time to heel.
The Left has shown no desire for healing but instead has taken the Biden victory announcement as a mandate to double down on their efforts.
Time magazine published an article by Saadia McConville, which is a grotesquely racist screed.
Call Out Karen, But Don’t Forget About Kevin. They Chose Trump Twice.
We won’t have accurate data on the 2020 election for some time, but exit polling indicates Trump increased his support among some people of color and white women. For those of us who believe in decency, democracy and diversity, it is surely disheartening to see people vote against their best interests. But it’s hardly a new phenomenon in America, and by avoiding the main problem, fails to see the forest for the trees.
There is nothing like the condescending paternalism of the white Leftist, telling people that they (the people) are voting against their best interests.
A high school friend on Facebook posted a series of graphics a few days ago, showing the coloring of a 2016 electoral map if only certain genders and races voted. For people of color, it was all blue. For white women, it was mostly red with several blue states. For white men it was almost completely red. The accompanying post warned: “white folks (especially white women) this is why people of color don’t trust you.” (My friend is of Asian descent.) It’s not a controversial statement for many progressives and generally reasonable adults.
Her friend is a racist. She’s a racist. “Our race doesn’t trust your race” is never a good statement to make. I’ve seen where that road goes and it ends in Rwanda.
But the glaring, primary, problem is being omitted in too many of these conversations – white men. Yes, white people as a whole need to do better.
Do better meaning vote Democrat. This is part of a theme that we will see emerge where white people are assumed to be lesser – some sort of Untermensch – because of our voting habits.
But to only single out white women is the same problematic logic that blames people of color for increasing their support of Trump – that anyone non-white should not support a racist, and that a woman should not support a misogynist.
Maybe assuming people’s motivations for voting the way they did is bad?
But, you know who benefits the most from the patriarchy and white supremacy and also constitutes the bulk of Trump’s support? White men. Exit polls show 61 percent of them voted for Trump in 2020, a one-point decline from 62 percent in 2016
Why are they not expected to be held accountable to the same extent, or more, given their higher support, as their female counterparts? Are we not capable of holding two groups accountable at the same time, while also being clear about which is the primary offender?
“Offender” is the operative word. Voting for a Republican is now an offense, one for which you must be called out and presumably punished.
This is no longer a representative democracy where people are free to choose their representation. This is a system in which failure to support the Democrat is an actionable thoughtcrime.
If we truly want a world that is anti-racist and free from patriarchal oppression we should be clear about the main problem: white men.
You are a problem. By your very existence you are a problem.
By not holding the majority of white men accountable, we are essentially writing them off, saying they aren’t capable of developing empathy or evolving as human beings. This is not beneficial to them, and it certainly does not get us closer to a more equitable and just society. This moment we find ourselves in, where too much of the population co-signed on the racism and misogyny of an authoritarian, demands we treat the problem and not the symptom.
You are sub-human, lacking empathy. That is why you vote Republican. You must be held accountable for your sub-human behavior. Getting rid of Trump wasn’t enough, society must deal with you being a problem.
Reading this makes me wonder if she has a final solution for this problem of voting white men?
This is why the Democrats public calls for healing ring so hollow, this is how they feel on the inside.
“… it is surely disheartening to see people vote against their best interests. …”
Wow, what an ego. This Saaadia must be some kind of arrogant idiot to assume what is best for others.
Well, actually, not surprising. That is what the leftists do all the time. They know what is best for the minorities, for the LBGTQWERTYWHATEVERS, for the immigrants, refugees, and indigenous people. Your average leftist is the most insightful and brilliant individual you will ever meet, and you must listen to, and follow their advice.
Curiously, I can say the same thing about people who voted for Biden/Harris. Or for Romney, or Obama, or any other politician that has ever run for office. There is not a politician alive that will avoid casting a vote that goes against the best interest of at least some of their constituents.
The difference is that I understand and acknowledge that fact, Saadia does not. In Saadia’s world, being glad that the Trump presidency resulted in more jobs and better pay, and voting for more of it means you are stupid. Because a Trump wants you to earn what you get, instead of just handing it to you because of your skin color, that makes him a racist. And, being happy you are providing for your family and wanting to continue doing so means you are voting against your best interest.
“white folks (especially white women) this is why people of color don’t trust you.” (My friend is of Asian descent.)”
I have some bad news for her Asian friend — the left doesn’t consider her “colored”.