"We’re in a new political universe now, one in which the chief presumption is that #whitemen are inherently qualified for their roles while #women and #racialminorities are presumptively not. In some ways, this is very retro, harking back to days when these groups were formally excluded from public office, many jobs and public participation, and when various white male authority figures would opine on their lack of aptitude for these roles.
But #MAGA ideology is even worse: A person’s professional and social fitness is determined solely by loyalty to a #singlestrongman. Intelligence, credentials, experience, expertise, even the basic ability to function as a working adult? None of that matters. This is how we get #Trump’s Cabinet stacked with some of the least qualified people to set foot in the Senate chamber at the same time as his administration rails against #DEI. The same party that claims to abhor #identitypolitics actually adopts the most extreme version of it, one in which white men are considered deserving of all power, influence, and confidence by virtue of who they are, regardless of any qualifications."
https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-the-maga-meltdown-over-amy-coney-barrett-matters/
