Political Leaders?

Question

Is the United States behind the times with never having a visible minority as a leader, when so many other western countries have.

Canada, UK, France, India, Israel have all had female leaders.
Nelson Mendela was and still is black.
While not all of them are western countries these people are all considered minorities.

according to the UN minorities are not just races, but gender as well

Some people seem do not grasp what a minority is. It is not sheer numbers but what they represent.

Some people seem do not grasp what a minority is. It is not sheer numbers but what they represent. Lower income, rights that is a minority, women in general are not equal to men.

Answer 1

Two points:
1. It is a misconception that the USA is a world leader on equality. The USA is ranked 23rd in the world concerning women's rights.
2. This country is a country based and founded on bigotry... I don't foresee a female leader in my lifetime. (Case in point: look at the ignorance of your first answerer to this question)

White males don't understand because they, quite frankly, are the less intelligent gender... that's my theory; but moreover, they don't want to 'think' about it.

Many studies have shown, and this is where Affirmative Action came from, the reason you need those programs is:
1. THE BEST PERSON FOR THE JOB DOES NOT get hired.
2. When one race or gender is oppressed, the result is only a few of that race and gender being able to compete with the oppresser.

#2 is what white males don't like to hear. It is a fact. Take for example that less than 100 years ago a woman didn't have the right to vote nor could she attend college.

And these morons want to say ...'let the best person for the job get the job...' Many studies have also shown that it is human nature on a subconscious level to discriminate. Some ppl don't set out to do it on purpose but it is in the works of our brains.

It's like this: say a married white male age 40 with 3 kids is conducting job interviews. That person, without thinking about it, will tend to just 'like' or prefer white males around his age that also have a family. This happens on the subconscious level.

Correction of this does not occur until the person doing the hiring makes a 'conscious' effort to think about hiring a minority... that is where Affirmative Action comes into play and why it is very much needed.

Btw, some argue that minorities do the same thing when they are put into hiring positiions. While this is true on the subconcious level, studies have shown it occurs much much less often due to the fact minorities tend to be consciously aware and more accepting of diversity.

Answer 2

I don't think so. It just hasn't happened yet. The day will come but you shouldn't look for something sinister inside of the United States over this... Think about it...

Has Germany, Great Britain, Australia, Russia, France, China or Mexico had a minority leader? What is a minority in the United States may not be a minority inother countries. Anyone who isnt Chinese is a minority in China. Have they ever had a person that isn't Chinese as a leader?

Better yet, name me a dozen countries that have had leaders that would be considered a minority in their respective countries. The United Nations is made up of 191 countries. You have alot to choose from.

PS...

"Canada, UK, France, India, Israel have all had female leaders.
Nelson Mendela was and still is black.
While not all of them are western countries these people are all considered minorities."

They may be considered minorities in the United States but I would not call them minorities in their own countries. Being a woman is not being in a minority. A minority is a group differing in race, religion, or ethnic background, from the majority of a population.

PSS... Fine Cherry... You are looking for something to make the United States appear inferior. If so many other countries have had "minorities" in their leadership role than you show me where 1/10th of the member countries of the United Nations have done this. That would be 19 countries. They don't even have to be "Western" countries.

Of course a woman could be considered a minority under certain circumstances. They are only a minority if they are outnumbered by men. You give me specific numbers where a woman has been President or Prime Minister of a country where they were the minority to men. I want specific numbers and links to see for myself.

This is almost comical.

According to the 2000 Census the total population was
288,378,137
Male
141,274,964
49.0%
+/-20,305

Female
147,103,173
51.0%
+/-20,305

That means there were 6 million more females than males. Men are clearly the minority. Even figuring in that 2/3rds of the births since then (estimates are we are now at 300 million) could be male that still gives the majority to females.

So yes... you win... based on gender, the United States has had a minority person as a leader. True or false?

This is like shooting yourself in the foot Cherry...oh and BeachBum.....

Answer 3

Women out number men.Have you looked at the make up of the U.S. congress or Supreme Court? How about the Presidential cabinet? While we may not have elected a woman or what you consider a minority as president ( Catholics were also considered a minority and Kennedy was one) we have a vast array of almost every minority in leadership positions.

Answer 4

Why is it about the minority? If the best person for the job is a minority then great. Has anyone thought that maybe we just have not been given a good choice for a minority leader yet?

Answer 5

No viable minority candidate has yet run for the office of president. Now if you wish to argue that this is a bias in the two party system you might be correct since neither party has yet put such a candidate forward for consideration. I don't believe that the American people would be opposed to voting for a minority, but they first need a candidate to vote for. As to other countries, I would submit that the United States has never modeled itself on other countries.

Amusing, thumbs down for stating a fact. Whoever gave me the thumbs down, please state what minority candidate has run for president in the United States.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Women are the majority, I don't care what the UN says.
That said, yes, we seem to be behind many other countries.

Answer 8

The moment one of the minority leaders (whom we have plenty of) shows enough guts to really represent ALL Americans, I would be the first to vote for him/her