by B. R. GOWANI
worldwide, ethnic/religious minorities are crushed daily
they can only dream power to come to one of their own
thinking, that will change things for their kin and folks
it rarely happens like that, history is great witness
elections in United States are coming in November
Republicans don’t have to worry about minorities
Democrats worry about minorities
because their victory depends on minority vote
but Democrat funds depend on the rich
so what do minorities get in return for their votes
nothing substantial but a great many symbolic actions
black congressperson Jim Clyburn helped Biden win S. Carolina
so Biden has to choose a black woman as his running mate
he has other women under consideration too
remember: the VP candidate should also be ready to become POTUS
Biden has dementia and lacks the energy of Bernie Sanders
it’s doubtful if Biden will stay mentally fit to finish his first term
none of the black women on the list are for the common people
then there is Tammy Duckworth (white father and Thai mother)
she was deployed in Iraq where she lost her legs
if she is chosen, the Democrats/Biden will present her as “hero”
where as Trump will be portrayed as coward for avoiding the war
(here one has to appreciate Trump’s cleverness for saving his ass as
the US war against Vietnam was a totally criminal enterprise)
one cannot but sympathize with Duckworth for her loss of legs
however, one has to question her rationale for going to Iraq
the only candidate in the lot worthy of VP position is Elizabeth Warren
unless the Democrats find some colored person who is like Warren
or is a revolutionary and much better than Warren
Warren’s white color will be questioned in these screwed up times
one can’t forget that the country wants a person who brings change
Warren is not a revolutionary but will definitely introduce some changes
better still would be Bernie Sanders, who is more progressive than Warren
it’s a blasphemy to choose a white man at this juncture
but the fact is that he’s way better than all the women on the list
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B. R. Gowani can be reached at brgowani@hotmail.com