The United States has built the past fifty years on giving those whose ancestors spent the previous 175 years in oppression a better than average chance of becoming a proactive member of society.
This year, many American voters--now superdelegates--are thinking about affirmative action again. Of course, they aren't discussing it openly, but it is apparent that this election is not about qualifications, regarding who is best suited for leading our nation on January 20, 2009 and beyond, but it is about making sure one candidate in particular gets the last word in every public debate.
Sexism is still one of the last discriminatory vices we can giggle about privately and make veiled comments about on television and in movies without real retribution from the larger community, which is the American public. That's why another candidate is the scapegoat for what is wrong in our country. In other words, it is okay to put down a woman, but you better not do the same to a black man, or you will be quickly labeled a racist. There is a sinister dichotomy which exists in our equal rights/affirmative action laws.
I am not prepared for an affirmative action presidency. America does not need a post-Bush president who requires on-the-job training. Let's not allow our emotions to dictate who our next president will be. Furthermore, let's not allow inevitability to sway our minds when it comes to thinking of the greater nation we want to build in the many years ahead.
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