The Genius of Norma Chavez
I haven't talked to Chavez in quite some time and the last time I did, it ended with us cussing each other out.
Which I am fine with.
But I was thinking about the fact that in my opinion, SDEC Don Williams is sort of the red-headed step child of the Democratic Party official leadership. I think some might think that Williams is treated differently because he's African-American, which may actually be true but I don't think that's the reason to be perfectly honest.
I think its something else. Something far more petty than a difference in skin color.
I think its because certain people may have interpreted that he was an ally of Norma Chavez. For some people, if you don't hate Chavez, then you are aligned with her. Thats just how they see things. Sort of the George W. Bush school of foriegn policy - if you aren't with us, you are against us.
I came to that conclusion because I have seen that other people that either were close to Chavez, or were pretty neutral on her, suffer the same cold shoulder treatment. Thats when I realized the genius of Norma Chavez.
She was able to get the misfits who nobody else wanted, the ones that weren't allowed to play in everyone else's reindeer games, and coalesce them in to a cohesive unit. Sure, she had her own motives and wanted to benefit from it, but she got people in the game that otherwise wouldn't be. I'd have to include myself in that group by the way.
And though she's not around anymore, many of the people that she opened doors to still are. And they learned a lot about process and mechanics that will be benifical to the party as a whole, as long as some people realize that Chavez is gone and isn't coming back.
They should put aside their silly turf wars and embrace the new talent in the party. But thats not what happens. They hold them off at arms distance and don't bring them in to the fold, almost as though its their idea of a punishment.
I think that reason, more than color, is the reason that Don Williams isn't allowed to be a full partner in the activities of the party leadership. Once again, we as a party show that we are better at fighting each other than we are at fighting Republicans.
And that my friends...is a damn shame.
Which I am fine with.
But I was thinking about the fact that in my opinion, SDEC Don Williams is sort of the red-headed step child of the Democratic Party official leadership. I think some might think that Williams is treated differently because he's African-American, which may actually be true but I don't think that's the reason to be perfectly honest.
I think its something else. Something far more petty than a difference in skin color.
I think its because certain people may have interpreted that he was an ally of Norma Chavez. For some people, if you don't hate Chavez, then you are aligned with her. Thats just how they see things. Sort of the George W. Bush school of foriegn policy - if you aren't with us, you are against us.
I came to that conclusion because I have seen that other people that either were close to Chavez, or were pretty neutral on her, suffer the same cold shoulder treatment. Thats when I realized the genius of Norma Chavez.
She was able to get the misfits who nobody else wanted, the ones that weren't allowed to play in everyone else's reindeer games, and coalesce them in to a cohesive unit. Sure, she had her own motives and wanted to benefit from it, but she got people in the game that otherwise wouldn't be. I'd have to include myself in that group by the way.
And though she's not around anymore, many of the people that she opened doors to still are. And they learned a lot about process and mechanics that will be benifical to the party as a whole, as long as some people realize that Chavez is gone and isn't coming back.
They should put aside their silly turf wars and embrace the new talent in the party. But thats not what happens. They hold them off at arms distance and don't bring them in to the fold, almost as though its their idea of a punishment.
I think that reason, more than color, is the reason that Don Williams isn't allowed to be a full partner in the activities of the party leadership. Once again, we as a party show that we are better at fighting each other than we are at fighting Republicans.
And that my friends...is a damn shame.
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