Old white man. Old white man. Old white man. Old white man. Old white man. Old white man.

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[sinkingfeeling]

1. Yeah, damn those "Do Nothing Democrats".

[tirebiter]

2. Stop trashing Bernie

Oh yeah it’s not about old white men if we’re gonna be honest.

[LakeArenal]

3. Age is not a factor here.

Republicans are the problem.
There’s more than a few woman carrying that water.

[Garrett78]

9. The GOP engine runs on racism and patriarchy. That doesn't mean all "white" men are the problem.

And I put "white" in quotation marks because it's simply a social construct. Anyway, I don't think anyone is suggesting that every "white" person is evil.

[warmfeet]

18. I am an old white man also.

What you stated is patently false and divisive.

[dustyscamp]

5. We need to remember that there are plenty of good white men out there to counter the bad ones

[Harker]

10. Jimmy Carter, anyone?

Old. White. Good.

[warmfeet]

19. As good as we humans get.

I wish Jimmy a speedy recovery.

[Harker]

23. As do I.

His ability to recognize his imperfections makes him... almost perfect.

[msongs]

6. feel free to ignore the woman in red nt

[Garrett78]

8. She got included.

[Kurt V.]

14. +1

[BigMin28]

7. Wealthy men and women

who will never have trouble paying for healthcare or needed medications.
They have theirs, so the rest of us do not matter. Never have, never will.

[Wounded Bear]

11. Was gonna say, should probably replace "old" with "rich"...

[bringthePaine]

12. old white men WITH TAXPAYER-PROVIDED HEALTHCARE...

time to take it away from them, methinks...that'd make for a very interesting "platform plank"...
there may be one or two voters who'd see that as fast-tracking true, meaningful reform...just
sayin'...

[BigmanPigman]

13. That is the first thought that went through my mind

and still goes through it every time I see pictures of all of those old, white men. They are dying out, will be the minority in the US in a few years and all they can do is cheat to stay in control. Scared snowflakes!

[Tipperary]

35. Wait. Old white men are dying out?

That really makes very little sense. Today’s young white men are tomorrow’s old white men. And there are plenty of bigots among the young.

[BigmanPigman]

36. But they will be the minority in numbers.

In just 20 years they will be the minority as women and people of various current minorities will be the new majority.

Actually they have been the majority for a few years but they are still in Elementary School. In 20 years when they can vote they will be the voting majority.

[Kurt V.]

15. a new astrological discovery. the white hole. sucks in all morality at the event horizon

[virgogal]

16. Lots of nice old white men out there and some in the pic

are not old.

[Bradical79]

29. Yes, though the nice ones tend to be outnumbered by the deplorables

And even then, they're more likely to be out of touch with modern issues. No one's saying that all old white men are bad, but there sure are way too many in positions of power.

[Hassler]

17. Snowflake, and drunken fratboy, Matt Gaetzi is crying himself to sleep tonight.

[dameatball]

20. Old white man here also but I am not offended by your OP. Because I am mahvelous...:))

Well, my dog and cat think so, although I'm not sure about the cat.

[Harker]

34. So long as you have the dog

you're doing fine.

[tymorial]

21. Not too far off I will be an old white man and I have no problem whatsoever with this

Clearly some egos have been hurt by your quote but quite frankly it's true. I don't care what side of the aisle we fall on, we need less old white men and more diversity in age, gender, race, religion, sexual identity and culture.

[calimary]

22. Yep.

[Sewa]

24. Nice racist, sexist, ageist post

Not funny

[Bradical79]

30. Your response reflects more poorly on you than the OP

If you take it personally, then that's on you. I think the photo really shows how there are way too many old white men in positions of power. If you're not one of them, then you shouldn't be offended. If you are offended, then you've got a problem.

[Sewa]

37. If you condone racism and sexism of any kind

it’s wrong

[Wednesdays]

38. Who says anyone here condones racism or sexism?

The OP is just pointing out the obvious.

[Sewa]

43. Looks like you are in denial

It’s obvious that not everyone in the picture is white or male. Which the author of this thread failed to point out and was just fixated on one race and gender. I call that racism and sexism. That’s my opinion and I’m sticking to it. There use to be a time when liberals wanted society where people weren’t judged by the color of their skin or gender. I guess those days are gone.

[LanternWaste]

39. You then confuse "condoning" and "pointing out an obvious"

They are two wholly separate concepts, and pretending they're the same is, well... "it's wrong."

[gulliver]

25. It overlooks their main identity (Republican) and is therefore wrong.

[Bradical79]

32. Democrats aren't an old white man party

Democrats have moved strongly away from being a party dominated by old white men. And it has been a big improvement. If the GOP would stop being a party for old white men (and their younger proteges), they wouldn't be half the problem they are now.

[gulliver]

33. Republicanism thrives on identity politics. Every identity that is denigrated is denigrated wrongly.

I'm an old white man (getting old), but I'm not a Republicanist. Everyone should be judged as individuals and by the vision of humanity they hold to. Attack the Republicanism, not the skin color, the age, or the sex. Someone who is non-white, non-male, and young isn't automatically good. Everything is based on character.

[LanternWaste]

40. You're denying your own premise

One one hand, attack the republicanism (an identity). On the other hand "Every identity that is denigrated is denigrated wrongly"

You're holding two opposing sentiments simultaneously. The rational mind must drop one... or move the goalposts so quickly and so far apart as to fail in reaching any premise at all.

[gulliver]

41. You're just equivalencing and nitpicking.

It should be clear from context that I'm talking about intellectually trivial identities. Someone who uses race-based, religion-based, sex-based, age-based identities, etc., self-categorizes as worthy of being ignored, in need of growth.

[tblue37]

26. And of course THEY have great insurance. nt

[VarryOn]

28. Just look at the pope nt

[Bradical79]

31. Careful, don't want to offend any old white men. They're the real victims /s

[VOX]

42. Their dwindling demographic pushes them to go full fascist to retain control.

But sooner than later, even fascism will fail them.

[uriel1972]

44. *ahem* rich, you forgot rich in there