The statement by Merkel in the article posted today caught my attention. ""For her part, the German leader, who is seeking a fourth term in office, has refrained from being too critical of Trump, although she pointedly offered to work closely with him on the basis of "democracy, freedom, respect for the law and for human dignity, regardless of origin, skin color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or political inclination". This is not a German thing, it is all too common in the US also. It points to how adroit the politician of today have become in finding use in every difference there exist in the normal human population, in their attempts to divide us into manageable groups. They use diversity in the same way, to identify and manage, often pitting one group against another so they, can come to the rescue of the group they encourage to see as aggrieved. This is not helping anyone. They do not well serve us as a people as a whole, with these shallow lame tactics. We shall hear for the next few week the use of these group identifier in the discussions over the associate justice Trump will appoint to the court. The old White man vs the Wise Latina! Jesus! How shallow can it get? Our society must come to the point where group identifiers are not need, or are indeed recognized as irrelevant in selecting the servants of our society. This will take leadership to bring the people to this point and we are being lead in the other direction almost none stop. Enough!
The Wise Latina in all fairness actually explained the statement quite well. ""I want to state upfront, unequivocally and without doubt: I do not believe that any ethnic, racial or gender group has an advantage in sound judging," she said. "I do believe every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge, regardless of their background or life experience." And there is nothing wrong with her intentions in using the phrase. ""I was trying to inspire (students) to believe their experiences would enrich the legal system," Sotomayor said Tuesday. "I was also trying to inspire them to believe they could become anything they wanted to become, just as I have." But all that was lost when it came time for the pundits and politician to use the opportunity to divide and exploit.
MarAzul is an: Old White Man Nasty Gentleman Jovial Ill Tempered, Conservative obstinate What ever is useful, and meets my need.
Glad you didn't use the word, never. Given a seat over a hole, vs on a big flat rock. Which will save your shoe shine?
Great movie about a boy born on a ship in international waters who never set foot on land....man without a country
I find nothing hurtful in being identified as a conservative. Old white man isn't going to rile me either. But you will begin the process of determining what the fuck you are up to.
