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Because Black lives matter, because Asian lives matter, because Hispanic lives matter. This country is a melting pot of cultures and ideas and if you don’t have someone that represents you, then you're not likely to be represented.
Yeah, but that's what advisors are for.
Or Gleichstellungsbeauftragte as we say in german.
The person you elect has to make decisions in a similar way that the majority of the population would. That's the whole idea behind it.
If FDR would have listened to the people, the US would have never joined WW2. If Johnson had listed to the people, we would have not passed the Civil Rights Act.
We call on a leader to lead, not follow.