Saying “We’re not Ready for a Woman President” Is Ignorance at its Highest Level
Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart
The United States of America remains a very young country.
Recent surveys reveal the fact that America remains behind all other developed
nations in several critical issues, most importantly the quality of life for
its people. Politicians claim that “America is the greatest country in the
world,” but this is far from the truth. There have been times in my life when I
felt that our country was on the path to greatness, but each time we stumbled
and lost our way for a while.
Between 2017 and 2021 America took the wrong fork in the
road, and our nation moved backwards into some of its darkest days. However,
President Biden placed us back on the right path, and once again hope was on
the horizon.
AMERICA MUST LEARN FROM ITS PAST MISTAKES
Our country has many things to be proud of. However, some of
our greatest mistakes continue to be problematic. America remains a nation
where racism, bigotry, and prejudice is prevalent in every area of our country.
These are learned responses. They do not occur naturally.
There was a time in my 78 years when I believed time,
combined with education would end negative reactions to skin color, race,
national origin, religion, and even the diversity of opinions. I was positive that
women would have achieved complete equality by the time I reached middle age. I
was naïve. Humans are far from perfect.
Evil is strong. Sometimes the good in people remains dormant
for generations. Although Republicans are attempting to censor information
available in our libraries, and institutions of education at all levels, it is
mandatory that our children learn how change happened in their country and why.
Informed voters are always students of history. Our mistakes were many and some
remain. It is the responsibility of each generation to discard what is opposed
to American principles and adopt policies and ideas which will move America
forward, not backwards.
AMERICA’S WOMEN HAVE NOT BEEN ALLOWED TO REACH THEIR
POTENTIAL
Throughout my life I have grimaced as our government,
composed primarily of old, white men, refused to allow women to advance in the
areas of equal pay, and equal opportunity in the workplace. I know now that
this is only one issue in which more than one-half of our nation’s people have
been forced to struggle. Words like respect and trust are all too often not
applied to womankind in general. They have been prevented from making personal choices
about their physical and mental health. A government dominated by men continues
to prevent women from ending an unwanted pregnancy, in some cases this includes
a pregnancy caused by rape or incest.
The United States has not arrived in the 21st
century. There are some Americans, women and men, who claim that a woman is
incapable of leading our nation. I am one of millions who find it hard to believe
that this continues in 2024, and I remain astounded that our country has not
elected a woman president prior to this year.
I was a strong supporter of Hillary Clinton in 2016 for
several reasons. She was the most qualified person to seek the presidency in
our nation’s history. Her love of country, plans for our nation’s future, her intelligence,
and mental toughness were unequaled in American politics.
I maintain that Trump was illegitimately elected in 2016.
Our government was aware that Russia played a major role in the outcome of his
victory in the Electoral College. This was confirmed prior to the November
election, but the voting public was prevented from knowing this fact. Hillary
easily won the popular vote, but she was refused the title of President of the United
States. He was not then and never would be my President.
This fact, combined with actions by James Comey, and unfair
treatment by the mainstream media and their obvious support for Trump, gave
away the White House to the least qualified candidate in history.
There was one other factor. It was of lesser importance, but
it existed then and exists in some respects today. The fact that Hillary was a
woman was the primary reason why some Americans refused to support her. I hope history
will not repeat itself today.
Our nation must not allow Trump to damage our nation’s
future again. Kamala Harris is the person we need in 2024. The most important
issue for me is the quality of life for all Americans. She will help us join
every other developed nation and our country will become a nation where all of
its people have an opportunity to capture the American dream.
Op-ed by James Turnage
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