The history of American Presidents has been male, pale, and stale. Out of all 45 Presidents we've had, only one has been a POC despite POCs making up more than a quarter of the country's population. One must also take into account that woman make up 51% of the population but have been a whopping 0% of all Presidents.
How are POC and women supposed to thrive in a country that doesn't give them political power?
I believe it is time we start implementing affirmative action efforts in politics despite the qualifications or party of the person in office.
But with all of this talk about minority and women Presidents, I think we have forgotten another neglected segment of our society: the handicapped. Sure, FDR had polio, and Buchannan was gay, but we've never really made progress on that front.
It is my sincere recommendation that we begin thinking about electing more people with dwarfism to political office, perhaps even to the Presidency.
Anybody who has suffered a life with dwarfism has already suffered more than any President in history and will, therefore, more emphatic to his or her constituents.
It would also send a message to the world that anybody can make it in America.
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