There it is. Resplendent with possibility. The Cabinet members to be entrusted with carrying out the business of the nation. And for the first time ever, it will be made up of people representing the vastness of our population.
The selection process is not complete and we already have in place Hispanic Americans, African Americans, East Asian Americans, Native Americans with more to come. And it is to be a cabinet with a balance of men and women reflecting who we are. A cabinet that implicitly accepts that nature is very democratic in assigning ability even as human prejudice repeatedly attempts to thwart the process.
Joe Biden is staying true to his promise to govern the nation with all of the nation, not just White Americans.
These appointees are all men and women of merit who would not have had a chance to rise had it not been for Biden’s commitment to diversity.
He got elected because he appealed to that diversity, the many sections of the nation that had been bypassed because of the color of their skin.
Now they have a chance to shine and they will.
And what an example to the world.
At a time when nationalist movements rage against the influx of immigrants, Joe Biden is saying, ‘yes, we are a nation of immigrants and we will remain a nation of immigrants.’
Biden is saying it loudly, confident that his choices will deliver for him and for America.
Those talents were always there but owing to a sense of entitlement by the White majority, those talents were blocked, relegated or ignored.
In business, in the sciences, in entrepreneurship and the many other walks of life, diverse Americans as well as immigrants of color from all over the world were blossoming and enriching the nation that welcomed them. But the dominant majority would not let them have access to help guide the nation.
Now the time has come.
If sections of White America are resentful that they have been held back, then they have to examine themselves to see why it is that it happened while their own kind were in power.
And so in other nations across the world now confronting the rise of nationalism who choose to attempt to block the contributions of immigrants, i.e. Britain, Poland, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands.
Joe Biden’s cabinet will be a transformational cabinet, because of his inclusiveness.
And he will not be disappointed. The men and women of diverse origins will not let him down.
They will strive to shine just as Barack Obama did when he was chosen as the first African American head of state.
This multicolored cabinet will have far reaching consequences and so become a formidable catalyst for human powers eager to contribute to this great land.
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