Joe Biden’s VP Promise Highlights the Dangers of Mainstream Identity Politics
2 min readApr 17, 2020
I get it. I shouldn’t be complaining about potentially having a woman in a presidential office, but hear me out. While the prospect is very exciting and currently generating a lot of buzz, I can’t help but feel the sting of patronizing condescension in the attempt to appease a left leaning base with promises of yet another diversity hire.