Photos of Donald Trump in group
settings greatly disturb me. The people around him all look a lot like he does:
older, Caucasian, and male. I don’t have anything older Caucasian males; I
myself am one.
However, photos of Trump with
groups comprised exclusively, or overwhelmingly disproportionately, of older
Caucasian males harken back decades to when such photos were the norm because
older Caucasian males dominated most spheres of life (politics, business, etc.)
in the United States.
Such photos do not depict who I
am as a social being nor do they depict who we are as a people or should strive
to be. Diversity enriches politics, business, friendships, and all other
spheres of our personal and communal lives.
Where are the women in these photos?
Where are the people of color?
Regardless of Trump’s rhetoric,
the US under his leadership has moved away from being a government of, by, and
for the people. Sadly, his anti-immigrant policies, along with other moves such
as the tax cut working its way through Congress, attempt to push back the arc
of justice rather than to advance that arc.
God values each person individually,
treasuring our different genders, races, ethnicities, gender orientations, etc.
Homogenization fails God, self, and community.
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