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violexides · 2 years

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not to say something potentially controversial about politics on main but my biggest pet peeve is when people celebrate someone of a minority group winning a position or being a “first” without saying anything about their policies or even what fucking party they’re in. because yes sure i think it’s great we’re moving steadily into a government that is filled with more than just old white men. however someone’s sexuality or ethnicity does not dictate their policies and some queer or non-white politicians have really shitty policies, actually.

#ides.rb #this post is sponsored by me reading about a candidate who won a midterm that was one of the 'firsts' ethnically #but was also referenced to have like a really bad stance on a really important issue #and it's like. i just feel like this isn't a good way to look at politics #but i can't blame the media entirely because this is also how politics runs as a whole #you want those endorsements presidents WANT to be the ones to nominate firsts etc #that's how the whole biz runs because everyone's approval ratings are shit #and you've gotta win over as many voter pools as you can

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