Originally posted by Adrift
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...Now, I do think there are a number of problems with the speech. First of all, elected officials should ideally not be the voice of just those ethnic/religious demographics they personally identify with. They should represent as best they can all of their constituents, regardless of (and perhaps, despite) personal identity. I get the feeling that she wouldn't be comfortable with someone making a similar speech with "white," and "Christian" in the list of identities/experiences. Second of all, who specifically does she have in mind in politics who isn't voicing the plight of those they identify with? I doubt anyone's doing that. This seems like a razzmatazz type speech that gets a lot of cheers but is mostly empty and meaningless.
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