Rich, straight, white, male, democrat looking for intersectionality

[beej]

you know, you could just admit, you've been very fortunate in your life and that you want to give back because of it, but that's not enough for a party that has built it's whole identity on intersectionality.

from the LA Times, no less.

https://news.yahoo.com/nicholas-goldberg-newsom-wants-run-110038189.html

Wanna be in politics? Wanna be president? If so, you need an origin story.

Every politician needs one. And not just any old story, but preferably a rousing narrative that shows you've faced adversity and overcome hurdles. If you can say you're an immigrant or a child of immigrants, that's a start. If you grew up in poverty or suffered discrimination, maybe that's your narrative.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, looking to the future, understands this.

But what's his story? He didn't come up from deep poverty. His father was a judge and then a lawyer for the ultra-wealthy Getty family (though his divorced mother at times struggled to make ends meet). Gavin got rich in business when he was relatively young, partly thanks to family connections.

He's been tagged as a guy who has had it easy. People think he was born into affluence, and that he's grown into a slick, perfectly coiffed pol. He's been defined, in many people's minds, by his maskless, mid-pandemic visit to the mega-pricey French Laundry in Napa. And by his hair.

For obvious reasons, Newsom's not happy with this particular version of his life, especially as he seeks to raise his national profile and contemplates his future, which could include an eventual run for the presidency. The story he's been stuck with is neither uplifting nor, to use the popular phrase, relatable.

So he's out to fix it.

[YoDoug]

Wokeness has crippled the Dem party. They needed to go full emotional trigger woke to convince them that things were so awful when Trump was in office. The economy was great. Everybody, especially minorities were employed and making higher wages than ever. Inflation wasn't an issue. Things were good and they needed a reason to get their ignorant followers riled up. They went full woke. The problem for them now is has grown beyond it's usefulness. It has made it impossible for them to do anything meaningful to actually address current issues. The loudest voices in the party and media don't care about realistic solutions, they are only interested in more wokeness. this is the challenge that Newsom faces. He has been a leader in progressive policy, yet he falls into a cancelled class according to wokeness.

[mkd]

Caligula once appointed his horse to the senate. We have a turtle.
 Wokeness is just a sign of the impending 'Roman' collapse