I stopped blindly supporting Democrats for many reasons, but their obsession with identity politics tops the list.
Race has always been a component of political discussion. But even as a black man, it always seemed to me like an appetizer, not the entrée. Now instead of aiming for common-sense policies that benefit the most people, Democrats carve out niche superficial interests that benefit barely anyone. Kamala Harris is both a beneficiary and the perpetrator of the Democrat Party’s identity infatuation.
Harris plays the identity politics game, pretending she’s authentic but changing her accent and mannerisms whenever she enters a different environment. However, when you question the substance of her advocacy and question her authenticity, especially as a black man, you’re the one who will be chastised for attempting to treat her the same way as any other person who is seeking power in office.
During Joe Biden’s election run, I was turned off by the party I had felt emotionally attached to for well over a decade. I discovered that the media’s Charlottesville narrative — that Trump called white supremacists and neo-Nazis “very fine people” — was a disingenuous fable spread by propagandists masquerading as journalists. Then during his 2020 campaign, Biden flippantly remarked, “I tell you what, if you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black.” In other words, my blackness was contingent on supporting Biden over Donald Trump — a true slap in the face.
I was already feeling politically
