If Democrat candidate Barack Obama becomes the next President of the United States, it won't be because traditional American conservatives suddenly decide to vote Democrat; it will be because those who usually vote Democrat do so again, and both the newer and older "minority" demographic, both which often fail to vote, buy into Obama and show up to vote for him, too.
This would be an interesting development because, currently, it is only the traditional American conservatives whoreport their ancestry as "American", and they tend to see themselves as the heart and soul of the county. Most reside in "red states" (meaning, states that, for years, have voted Republican) and, for as long as they can remember, the various freeloaders, homosexual metropolitans and Che-loving radicals on the coasts form an "Other" that, banding behind so-called "minorities" - Blacks, Latinos, etc. - is rarely powerful enough to ride the Democratic Party ticket into power. Historically, this only happens when a few swing votes are won due to bad foreign policy or economic weather. But all of that is changing; given current demographic trends, the White folk at the core of the traditional American conservative demographic are predicted to lose their majority population position in the U.S. in 40 years 30 years. Assuming that is what will happen, the idea that conservatives like them could possibly remain a majority or even the dominant force in American society is completely detatched from reality. To put things in perspective, what we are actually witnessing is a trend that, assuming it continues, will change the entire profile of American politics and, ultimately, America.
This would be an interesting development because, currently, it is only the traditional American conservatives whoreport their ancestry as "American", and they tend to see themselves as the heart and soul of the county. Most reside in "red states" (meaning, states that, for years, have voted Republican) and, for as long as they can remember, the various freeloaders, homosexual metropolitans and Che-loving radicals on the coasts form an "Other" that, banding behind so-called "minorities" - Blacks, Latinos, etc. - is rarely powerful enough to ride the Democratic Party ticket into power. Historically, this only happens when a few swing votes are won due to bad foreign policy or economic weather. But all of that is changing; given current demographic trends, the White folk at the core of the traditional American conservative demographic are predicted to lose their majority population position in the U.S. in 40 years 30 years. Assuming that is what will happen, the idea that conservatives like them could possibly remain a majority or even the dominant force in American society is completely detatched from reality. To put things in perspective, what we are actually witnessing is a trend that, assuming it continues, will change the entire profile of American politics and, ultimately, America.
Most White American conservatives do not actually understand what is at stake - but they should because the consequences of the impending changes will be huge. This demographic will lose their entire ability to determine the nature of the society we live in. This is only logical, because no numerical minority can dictate its interests to the numerical majority unless the majority obliges. And, for that rising majority, which includes the coalition once jeered as freeloaders, homosexual metropolitans and Che-loving, coast-hugging left-wing radicals, no demographic could possibly be more hated. White American conservaties cannot expect to retain familiar levels of power, influence and cultural dominance if they are the minority in their own countries; it does not matter how strong their sense of entitlement is as descendants of the nation's founders, or whether they think they are better suited to call the shots. The majority is sovereign unless it opts to forgo that advantage.
Most of the White American conservatives with whom I have discussed these matters do not seem concerned by the prospect of becoming a minority, nor do they fear a loss of representation and representative power. Above all, this is because they deny that these things could actually happen. In other instances, not unlike liberal Whites, they have learned that race means "nothing" and is a "social construct" and anyone can embrace the conservative ideas they support. Others believe we live in a post-racial society. But this demonstrates a vast underestimation of how ironclad and ethnically-consistent modern political alignment is.
Accordingly, it would be interesting to see what happens if a "Barack Hussein Obama" wins the Democratic nomination and even the 2008 Presidential Election, leaving him to roost atop America's perch. As stated, this would show the ethnic allegiances that such a candidate can pull in. White American conservatives would get a very in-the-face look at the reality of the situation. Granted, most White American conservatives are not racist; even fewer hate people they meet in public because of their skin color or purposely mistreat such individuals. These are goofy liberal myths. But being against somebody because they are Black, and accepting a Black leader with a racially-fueled campaign, who has an aggressive campaign slogan "change" and symbolizes "minorities" taking over the country to make decisions for you, are two different things. And most White American conservatives are not ready for this, so it will be interesting to see how they respond.
It will also be interesting to see how liberal Whites respond, because they seem to think that Blacks, Hispanics and other minorities are all aboard for this ride that is taking us towards anti-racism and tolerance - a multiracial-multicultural wonderland. This stop, which may or may not exist, is where the White liberals want to get off. But who said that Non-White interest groups are not fighting long-standing notions of "White supremacy and "White power" just to see their own people take power? After all, nobody told the Blacks or Hispanics to forget about their ethnicities and stop focusing on their own cultural groups and communities. In fact, lib-left Whites, the very ones who encouraged Blacks and Latinos to rally behind their identities, have yet to stop encouraging such behavior.
During the Civil Rights Movement, Blacks learned to see their race as the cornerstone of identity and a platform for representation, voice and a vehicle for power. The same is true of the Latinos, and both groups became entrenched in their ethnicities. It was part of realizing who they were and standing up for their people, for a fair share and to oppose discrimination. But how do Latinos, Blacks and the rest of the Non-White "Other" feel about race now? This is not an easy question to answer; it is also why the possibility of an "Obama presidency" is a very interesting development, because we would find out just how much solidarity there is among Non-Whites, and how post-racial this era will be. As for Whites, they will soon be the little child in somebody else's sandbox - they'd better get to know whose domain they will be under and what the new rules will be.
