The signs were there. They've been there since 2008. [View all]

[Renaissance Man]

I've probably posted about the results of the 2016 Presidential election about three times, primarily in Progressive online social media groups. What I've seen, Postmortem, is kind of typical, but the level of outright denial at what some Democratic voters fail to acknowledge is kind of interesting, especially viewing it from the premise of being a Democratic voter of color.

From 2008-2016, we had a President and First Lady that was the embodiment of the best of America. As a country, we thought, naively, that we were post-racial. We thought that we'd been introduced to our better selves. 2016 gave us a reminder that, as a nation, we could go from being a country led by a former constitutional law professor and an equally brilliant wife, to one that's being led by someone fundamentally ignorant about the Constitution and has a wife whose nude photographs can be accessed via Google.

Ask yourself these questions, tonight:

Could Barack Obama have been elected President having five children by three different women?

Could Barack Obama have been fundamentally ignorant about the Constitution or the responsibilities and duties of the office of the President and have been elected?

Could Michelle Obama have become First Lady with nude photos easily accessible via search engine?

I think you know where I'm going with this. America places an enormously different standard on women and people of color while simultaneously catering to white males, white supremacy, and white privilege. When we get to the point where we become honest about that elephant in the room, I don't honestly think we can move forward.