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From Obama to Kamala, ‘diversity’ without progress is pointless
Having black capitalist politicians in leadership positions shows that capitalism is able to accommodate racial diversity, writes ROGER McKENZIE — but if the world still starves and burns, so what?
Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns for President as the presumptive Democratic candidate during an event at West Allis Central High School, July 23, 2024, in West Allis, Wis.
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DOES diversity matter? Most of the talk that surrounds the apparent imminent nomination of Kamala Harris to be the US Democratic Party presidential nominee appears to centre on a few narrow issues.
The first is that she is not “Genocide Joe” Biden. The second is that she is not what many regard as the racist, misogynist and now convicted felon, former president Donald Trump.
But also she is talked of as the first woman of colour standing on behalf of one of the main parties for what the US, in its usual over-the-top way, refers to as the most powerful position on Earth.
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