by Daniel Baranowski, America Outloud:

As an advanced civilization, I thought we were above the “Cult of Personality” and scorekeeping when it comes to selecting people for important positions based on their skin color, sex, and sexual orientation, especially in our politics. Perhaps we aren’t above any of these barriers that divide us as a nation.

I have to wonder: when we vote for our next President, will we bow to the divisive use of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (D.E.I.) over Meritocracy in our choice of President?

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Yes, I’m talking about a Black, Asian-Indian Female, Kamala Harris, and a White, Male Donald Trump, both running for President of the United States.

Before addressing the exuberance over the possibility of our First Black Female President, shouldn’t we first ask whether Kamala Harris was a Joe Biden D.E.I. selection to be his Vice-Presidential running mate in the 2020 elections? I think his selection of Kamala was about the symbolism of selecting the first Black Female for V.P. and said nothing about her merit or competence.

Now that Kamala has leapfrogged Joe Biden as the Democrat Party’s nominee, I’m surprised People Magazine hasn’t devoted a special issue to Kamala’s Blackness and the possibility of matching Barack Obama’s accomplishment by being our nation’s first Black Female President.

Remember, Obama was only Black by skin color because, in truth, his mother was White, and his father was Black. So, Obama was our first ½ Black and ½ White President. Right? In reality, Obama is of mixed race, but so what? How stupid does this reality sound?

Nevertheless, I get it, and in my opinion, I’m okay with other people’s romanticized Blackness of Obama’s Presidency. But being Black or not had nothing to do with his tenure as a successful or not-so-successful President.

But surely you can see how superficial our immutable characteristics can be when using them as a primary reason to vote for someone. I prefer to think of Barack Obama as being a formidable Democrat President, and anyone who would vote for or against him primarily because of his racial characteristics is a shallow, biased lunatic. I’ve yet to hear anyone referring to Obama as a D.E.I. President.

Did Joe Biden ever consider merit or competence when he said his administration was to be one of “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?” If it was merit and competence, why did he select Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, Lloyd Austin, and former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle?

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