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This is kinda what the US was like up until the 1960s except you had to be white, male, straight, not Italian, Irish, or Polish, well educated and of good standing in your community (read: Christian, but preferably not Catholic).

Basically it sounds good until you realize that kind of power starts to self select for the kind of people it wants to succeed.




The 1960s was very long past the point where being something other than a WASP would keep you from the height of power. It sure as hell wouldn’t keep you from getting a loan if it wouldn’t keep you out of Congress, the Senate or the Governor’s mansion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Tweed

Boss Tweed was elected to the US Congress in 1853. Irish

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Smith

Al Smith was four time Governor of New York and Democratic nominee for President in 1928. Irish

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Pastore

John Pastore was Governor of Rhode Island from 1945-1950 and Senator from 1950-1976. Italian

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Kleczka

The first Polish American was elected to Congress in 1918.


> This is kinda what the US was like up until the 1960s

Whereas now, instead, the US finally has the sort of society and power structures it deserves.


Progress is a slow. But we're still making progress even if sometimes it's two steps forward and one and a half backwards.




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