Why White Men Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Vote

Submitted by Mastodon on Tue, 2012-11-13 17:01

Article here. Excerpt:

'That’s why I propose that we just put them out of their misery right now and declare that from this moment on, White Men Can’t Vote!

Whoah! Let me assert right here that I myself am a white male, and a middle-aged one at that. And even though I throw my lot in with the minority of my ilk — that is, I vote Democratic — I am willing to forgo my ballot and “take one for the team” if we can be removed en masse from the voting rolls.

How can I make such a blatantly outrageous, undemocratic suggestion? Let me put it thusly:

It’s unbecoming. Nobody likes a bitter, sore loser. As we white men try to stave off the inevitable influx of immigrants, minorities and uh, everybody else, we increasingly resemble a grossly over-paid aging athlete who refuses to retire gracefully, even though he’s hurting the team and impeding its future. Far better to step aside and be admired for our selflessness than to fight a losing battle till the bitter, bitter end.

It would dramatically alter the political debate. Instead of endlessly revisiting the same fights over capital gains, estate taxes, and a host of other issues pertinent mostly to white men, denying us the vote would enable the country to liberate itself from these old, hoary debates and turn its attention to the issues specifically challenging those who will have an increasingly large stake in the nation’s well-being.

We had a good run. For much of the country’s history, white men were the only group that could vote. Karma has caught up with us. It’s time to turn over the keys to the country to the next wave. As mentioned, most Republicans acknowledge that demographically speaking, time is not on their side, and for their party to survive it needs to attract women, youth, and minorities. But what’s the biggest impediment to doing this? White men! As long as this long-in-the-tooth group hangs around trying to “decide” how to appeal to others, it doesn’t stand a chance. The party needs to decisively clear out its “dead wood” and let whatever next-generation of pro-business / fewer regulations sympathizers fill its vacuum, infusing it with a new wave of energy, enthusiasm and direction.'

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Read it here, toward the bottom of the page, and here.

So, I shouldn't be surprised to see this sort of thing. In every group of people, some will just plain look in the mirror and not only not like themselves but anyone else resembling them. They will then either work against their own interests or denounce them. I balk at using the term "self-hating" mostly because I don't think self-hatred is behind the phenomenon. I am not quite sure what it is, really. But I do know this: You find it in every group of people, whether the break-down be ethnic, gender, age, or whatnot. The fundamental flaw with the phenomenon for the individual is just this: When one fails to pursue his or her own interests and advocates categorically to deny their furtherance, it impairs their ability to thrive. This is, by and large, counter-evolutionarily beneficial to them. That is what makes such behavior/thinking lead people who are otherwise not predisposed to it scratch their heads and say "Huh?" So go ahead and scratch your head and say "Huh?" You're in good company.

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Submitted by Matt on Wed, 2012-11-14 00:18

Would you find it funny if it was a woman saying women shouldn't be allowed to vote, since they overwhelming let Obama in? Obama has thrown men in general, white men in particular, under the bus to the feminist agenda his whole presidency. He's refused to acknowledge a proposal for a white house council for boys to men, filed by many of those who filed a proposal for the white house council for women and girls which took him almost no time at all to approve. He has insisted that VAWA continue to use gendered language which excludes men, with the exception of those covered under the gay exception clauses. 80% of those who lost their jobs in 2008 were men, but when delivering a stimulus package to address those 2008 job losses, he caved to feminist lobbyists and provided a huge boost to those 20% women. Men make up just over 40% of post secondary students (and it's projected to drop further) and Obama is pushing to make that number even smaller still by targeting the only vocations men still attend in any number, STEM fields. But of course, his plan has no intention of applying those same title IX criteria to vocations dominated by women in order to push the number of male attendee's up. No, no, no, we can't have that. And there is so much more. So tell me, why is it you expect us to believe this is satire? Is it because it is easier to promote an idea when it starts as a joke, get the idea out there, then start pushing to make it a reality?

And now we're getting a sermon from this reverend uncle Ruckus of the white man here and we're supposed to laugh it off? I don't think so.

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Submitted by Kratch on Wed, 2012-11-14 10:50

You are spot on with that Kratch. As an observer from across the Atlantic I am appalled at the triumphalism on display from the various "liberal" politicos. The increasingly overt white msle hatred is just staggering, even to the point that the phrase "white male" is now effectively a pejorative. And now we have this piece of "satire"; could you imagine a satirical piece about denying any section of society the vote - anyone except "white males" at least? I doubt it. We even have people saying in all seriousness "if white men couldn't vote Obama would have won by a wider margin". WTF? Isn't America supposed to be a democracy, in which all voices counted? Oh no, not if a particular voice happens to disagree with what is apparently the new consensus ie "liberal" = good, right-wing = bad. So let's stop certain peeople from voting so the right person gets in, that's perfectly OK now. Sheesh.

As Kratch said, what is spoken in satire is so often spoken in deadly earnest later on. Sadly people are so used to their democratic freedoms they never think they may actually have to defend them - until it's already too late...

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Submitted by sirprince on Wed, 2012-11-14 11:39