I wasn't nearly excited about watching the Republican National Convention as I was the Democratic National Convention, but thought I'd tune in anyway.
The first thing I noticed about the crowd in Minnesota was the lack of diversity.
"This doesn't represent America," I said out loud.
The members of the GOP looked just as happy as the Dems did last week. They were cheering, clapping and wearing those silly hats. But what was missing from the GOP crowd was the beautiful diversity America offers. I admit, I only watched about 45 minutes, but in that time, I only noticed three blacks and one Hispanic, the rest were white men and women, many wearing cowboy hats. But the diversity during the Democratic convention was so apparent, that I didn't even notice it, if that makes sense. It took not seeing many black or brown faces to realize how diverse the Democratic party really is.
As someone who is extremely liberal, I don't understand how anyone can be a Republican, and I often feel sad for them. But last night, I felt especially sad for the GOP. I wondered if they noticed the lack of diversity. I can only guess probably not because their party doesn't mirror the real world.
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I understand the entire rich versus poor ideology but, like you, it's hard for me to truly understand how anyone can represnt the GOP party, and still call themselves human.
Okay, so that may have been a little too much. But I'm sure you understand. Notice how the camera kept showing the same black people @ the RNC? LOL.
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