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“What is she running against? The belief that only men, preferably white men, preferably white men with certain credentials and money, are allowed to be the inspiring, authoritative, wise ones. And that the old status quo-- a diehard societal hierarchical structure-- is worth dying for because even though it offered them no real, actual benefits, at least they had some kind of perceived power over some others, and so someone they could look down upon.” — Shellen Lubin
What is she running against?
The belief that only men, preferably white men,
preferably white men with certain credentials and money,
are allowed to be the inspiring, authoritative, wise ones.
And that the old status quo--
a diehard societal hierarchical structure--
is worth dying for
because even though it offered them no real, actual benefits,
at least
they had some kind of perceived power over some others,
and so someone they could look down upon.