Yes, I know some may see that title and have some biased thoughts, but hell I don’t really care. It is something that I really think is both positive and also stymieing as well. In any other profession, once you get older to the point that you are clearly slowing down, you are given the room to end your career and your replacement is identified, if not already in the company preparing to replace you. It’s not something that the company is doing to be disrespectful, but it is an acknowledgement that, while you may still be productive as you get older, there comes a point when your skills are not as sharp as they once were and there is someone else who has a fresher take, a sharper mind who has the ability to do the job just as good, if not better, than what you did. Now this post isn’t meant to disparage the older working folks, but it is to draw attention to and heighten awareness of the need for change in the American political system.

Lets think about this for a minute. We had the most diverse field ever for the Democratic nomination for President and we wound up choosing the old ass White man to be the party leader. Am I saying that he wasn’t a good choice? No, I’m not. Am I saying he was the right choice for the moment? Possibly so. I’m not really convinced that another candidate couldn’t have done just as well as Biden has thus far into his short presidency. But, it is startling to know that we had, both, Black men and women, an Asian American and Latin X American running for President and they were all soundly beaten. We had an older White woman as well, who made it down to the end before it became a battle between very aged White men to battle it out for the nomination. Oh, and let’s not forget we also had the first Openly gay, and married, White man running for the nomination. So many different choices with varying degrees of experience and bold ideas to make this country reimagined in the likeness that it really should be at this point. And with all these options, we watched as the media beat up on these fresh candidates. They questioned Kamala unlike they did Biden or Bernie. They showed little love to Cory Booker, even though he presented himself as a candidate in the mold of former President Barack Obama.

Lets take it a step further to really understand just how startling and insane, in my opinion this is. If you look at the Congressional makeup of the U.S Congress, the majority of its members are old, White people. Now I get it, there is great value in having people with experience in positions of great power within any government, but damn. I mean, can we get Congress members who are at least in their 50s, 60s and not necessarily in their 70s and 80s. I mean, I’m going to be honest, that’s a little bit absurd. It’s not to suggest that these elder American aren’t valuable and contributable folks, we know they are. And it isn’t to suggest that they all have lost a step or two, or that their mental faculties aren’t intact, but it is scientifically proven that at that age, you aren’t as sharp and attune as when you’re anywhere from ten to thirty years younger. It seems to be that Democrats, in particular, have a problem voting out some of these older folks and allow a youth movement to take over the party and push us fully into the next era of American politics. And Republicans, you aren’t far behind in your clinginess to the diaper booty crew. Leaders are to be commended for wanting to serve their country well into their twilight years, but let’s be honest, they aren’t exactly doing it because they aren’t extremely well compensated and pampered.

It’s disappointing honestly, because these people just look at the polling data and adapt their verbiage to meet that of their constituents in the moment that they’re in for that political season. I honestly don’t believe, and it’s been reported on extensively, that much of what these politicians say they don’t even believe. But, because of what districts or states they represent, they have to talk a certain language in order for them to keep their office. This usually results in the same bullshit happening, which is very little gets done and the power stays where it is. White elites and old ass Whites with the control and all other races and ethnicities of color fighting to get that truly equal footing and seat at the table. Funny, we have the nations first African American Vice President, who is also of Asian decent, and she is criticized for everything she does, no matter what it is. And the former President and Vice President were given more get out of jail passes than in a game of Monopoly. The sad truth is American Infrastructure has sucked for the past 15 years at least and these same old people haven’t done a damn thing about it. Our Education system is a sham and corrupt, but they haven’t done nearly enough to repair and fix those problem. Our justice system is still a shit show and they haven’t done nearly enough to fix that. Our voting system looks like it’s teetering on the brink of collapse and they damn sure aren’t doing anything about that.

So I ask all of my fellow voting eligible American, what the fuck are we doing? Why do we just blindly keep electing the same people to office, to do the same damn thing. Why aren’t we investing in the new candidates that are coming up. Those who have platforms that will target those issues that are critical to our community and ourselves. You know, it really seems to settle on a couple of factors for me. One, people really want to protect what they have and limit the exposure they have to the unknown. And two, money will always be the root that destroys the best efforts if it impinges on the money the White man wants to make in order to retain their mental dominance over the rest of the ethnicities. One day, we will get tired of this shit and we will be ready for a true Young, American revolution. Where the next generation comes in and takes over from the old, usher in some new changes and make things better for us all. Only time will tell when that happens though.