As a 59 year old white man, I want to to thank...

[al bupp]

Women, People of Color, Americans of ethnicity - latin and asian, and Natve Americans for having come out and overcome in order to bring back the light to our country. From the bottom of my heart you have my deepest love & respect! Without you you, it would not have happened. Period.

[Blue Owl]

1. K&R

[DownriverDem]

99. At 59

you should be breathing freer when it comes to your future Social Security and Medicare.

[Dave in VA]

2. Gladly K&R

[BleedsBlue]

3. As a 58 yo white male. I wholeheartedly agree. Thank you.

[al bupp]

7. No, thank you! /nt

[Colorado Liberal]

64. I guess I'll be the second 58 year old white male to respond

I agree with each and every word. Thank you all for overcoming what so many people in my demographic chose to support.

[al bupp]

67. Well met, sir

[soldierant]

104. Hey, i am a 75 year old female

and I say -

[Bradshaw3]

4. K&R

Me too!!!

[al bupp]

5. But wait, that's not all, I forgot to call out the youth!

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My children, you give me the ultimate hope for the future.

[TheBlackAdder]

55. 59 white guy here too, and right with ya!

[OAITW r.2.0]

6. 67 YO whie guy says the same!

Joe is the bridge to a Kamala future. Damn, we need it.

[al bupp]

10. I gotchya, bro

This is the American dream!

[spicysista]

8. Thank you!

We did it!!!!!!!

[smirkymonkey]

9. K&R

[doc03]

11. I am 72 year old white man a Veteran (Not a loser or sucker) I thank you

for saving the country.

[al bupp]

14. And I thank you, sir

I respect you're service.

[DemInBuckhead]

12. 47 y.o. WM

Indeed. We need each other.

[njhoneybadger]

13. 63 year old white man, ditto

[Progressive Jones]

15. 61 year old white man here who feels the same.

Ever since I hit my mid-50s, I've been pretty much embarrassed by so many in my age/sex/race "group".

All of a sudden, all these guys my age, including some I've known since childhood, were taking these
hard right turns, socio-politically. It was like some kind of magnetic pull. Some had become very racist (I don't know if it was sudden, or it was always there, yet hidden). Some started expressing the same sentiments one hears from callers to right wing radio.

I don't understand this phenomenon. How does this happen? What makes people change like that?

[al bupp]

16. Good questions, brother, unfortunaley I've got no answers...

... just a sympathetic ear. As we say in my family, maybe they just didn't get enough love when they were young.

[Dreampuff]

106. I love you guys!

For as cool and enlightening as many of the posts on here are, I had no idea the age group was older. I had lost faith in my own generation. 65 year old white female here.

Is it possible that the people haven't turned racist or tea party like? Could they have always been this way and we just didn't realize it? We do discuss politics much more nowadays then when we were young.

Definitely non-white races and the youth pulled us out of this mess! Cheers to them!

[USALiberal]

17. 62 year old here, I agree! Nt

[CincyDem]

18. Add another 62yo white guy to this one. Thank you. n/t

[electric_blue68]

19. You're welcome. I believe it's possible for many people to listen, understand, and change.

Says this 67 yr woman. 👍

[al bupp]

42. The old hippie in me agrees completely

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Here's to positive change!

[electric_blue68]

43. 👍

[OldBaldy1701E]

20. 56 y.o. white man here

Born and raised in the most rural part of North Carolina, in what may be one of the smallest towns in existence (495 when I was born... still not over 1000 yet). A town that was 85% black even back when I was born. Yet, the whites ruled everything. Never understood it. Could not wait to get away from it. It is diversity that fuels our society. It is inclusiveness that makes it grow. This is how we arrive at a society akin to the one postulated by Gene Roddenberry and others. We have taken a stands for this. We have overcome ignorance and bigotry. We still have a long way to go, but at least we are starting up again.

WE VOTED THEM OUT!

[al bupp]

31. This

Here's to overcoming ignorance and bigotry!

[OldBaldy1701E]

35. HEAR HEAR!

[Collimator]

36. IDIC

"Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations". The cornerstone of Vulcan philosophy. Though in the reboot, they did show the Vulcans as pretty prejudiced against Spock's human mother.

This particular vision is even better than Roddenberry's in the mid 1960's. Because while Uhura was cool, and definitely ahead of the times, in some ways she was just a telephone operator. Harris is the fricken' First Officer!

Like Spock, she may have even more to offer than the Captain, but she knows how to use her intelligence and self-assurance to lead by example and support the Captain in his four year mission.

[OldBaldy1701E]

37. Indeed

The philosophy of IDIC is one I embraced way back. (I saw the original series at age 3 and 4 and never forgot it. Was a die hard fan ever since.) You might check out the books as far as Uhura is concerned. Several times in those stories, Kirk had to marvel at what she actually did as a communications chief on a massive starship. Hell, she helped write the translational matrixes for a few versions of the Universal Translator, taught at Starfleet for a few decades after the original mission, and married a Vulcan! (Depending on the story you read... heh)

[sarge43]

49. Thank you for pointing out Uhura's position on the ship

At the time ST: OS was broadcast, with exception of nurses on the hospital ships, women were banned from service on board any USN ship. To see a black woman as an officer, on the bridge, commanding a vital section, equivalent to engineering or science, was a revelation and a goal. Dr King was right to encourage Nichols to stay with the series.

[al bupp]

70. It amazes me how blind our culture has been to all women can do

I can only hope that is now changing!

[sarge43]

88. So much wasted talent and abilities. However, the times are a-changing

https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Howard

[crickets]

52. I was not much older then (the youngest of three kids) so when my parents told all of us

that 10 pm was too late to watch TV, even on a Friday night, I got blamed when we were sent to bed. 🙄

Often we managed to sneak back to watch anyway.

I read many of those books as well. The quality varied back in the day, but some were quite good, and spent a lot more time fleshing out characters like Uhura and McCoy. Diane Duane and Diane Carey were among my favorites. My experience with the books ended a while back but I might have to dip back into the genre.

[OldBaldy1701E]

87. One of my all time favorites

was the novel 'Dreadnaught' by Diane Carey. One reason I loved it so much was that it was told by a lower decks crew member. Plus, the story was great.

[al bupp]

39. As an old Trekkie, i appreciate this cogent analysis

Here's a toast Mr Roddenberry and his awesome vision!

[akbacchus_BC]

21. K&R

[demigoddess]

22. as an old white lady, I want to thank them too. And say how proud we are of them.

the ones who didn't believe his lies, who saw through his idiocy. Who saved democracy from the fascists. To all. Thank You.

[llmart]

23. As a 71 year old white woman...

I thank all the older white men on DU who stand with us as equal partners.

[al bupp]

26. I give you a deep bow, madam...

your sentiments are much appreciated

[BComplex]

85. As another 71 year old white woman, I totally agree. The men on DU are

exceptional in so many ways, and we're lucky to have them on our side.

[llmart]

86. +1000

I actually think it's men like those on DU that will eventually prevail across our country. It won't be in our lifetimes, but it's coming. We need to erase male toxicity. They can either get on board the progress train or get left behind.

[freepotter]

97. Ditto

from another 71y/o white woman. Been here on DU for 20 yrs., and both women and men here were responsible for helping me keep my sanity during that time. It has been particularly hard coming here (Oklahoma*) from one of the most interesting places on the planet (Japan). I so much appreciate all of you!

*Open minded, liberal, intelligent men (and women)are pretty hard to find around here.

[PoliWrangler]

24. Kick!

[brush]

25. Thank you, thank you, thank you. This movement needs all the progressive whites we can get.

Go, Joe and Kamala. On to the Georgia Senate race and then the White House.

God, we needed this day.

[al bupp]

27. I will be phonebanking for GA

That I promise you.

[BainsBane]

28. People of color

carried us over the line and saved democracy.

[Gilbert Moore]

29. ahhhhhhhhh to be 59. . .

al bump

agree 1000 percent ! ! !

THANKS all ! ! !

[al bupp]

60. A veritable Spring Chicken, I am

Thanks for reminding me!

[srose58089]

30. This 70 year old white man agrees

"God bless us everyone!" quoted from Tiny Tim

[RestoreAmerica2020]

32. Where there is darkness let there be light! Had this to say in response to Biden's speech...

19. LIGHT where there was a mal sombra [dark, evil, bad shadow]
..so refreshing to hear someone who is positive, uplifting--we can now exhale in a sigh of relief that el mal sombra [trump wirh his endlessname calling, racist dog whistles, hate propaganda and endless lies] has been lifted and in its place--truth honesty, decency and compassion.



Paz

[al bupp]

34. Muchas Gracias, comradx

Es la Alba de todxs!

[Different Drummer]

33. Thirteen days from being 59 myself.

I agree with your OP completely.

[summer_in_TX]

38. As a 67-year-old white woman, I am so thankful

for every black, Asian, Hispanic, Native American and other person of color who rose up, overcame barriers to vote, and voted to save this democracy. For every young person, many even too young to vote but not too young to help; for the countless men and women of every age, race, and religion who worked tirelessly to achieve this amazing moment: Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Bless you one and all.

I want to also thank some who we sometimes fail to appreciate, the strong Republicans who put country over party and made every effort to defeat Donald Trump. And I want to thank Bernie Sanders as well, who chose not to run a destructive third party campaign that would have undoubtedly cost us the election, but instead understood the existential threat and fought to defeat Trump as well (along with many Berners). Thank you!!!

[al bupp]

40. Yes

[electric_blue68]

83. I'll second that! 👍

[Hip2bSquare]

41. This win took all of us!

I'm a woman and POC, turned the big 5-0 this year and what a year. It took all of us to win this. We had to fight an uphill battle.

An incumbent
The postal service was against us.
Facebook was against us.
The AG was against us.
Some police were against us.
Armed trumpanzee caravans were against us.
Armed poll watchers were against us.
Voter suppression and misinformation.
and Covid.

It took every last one of us to win this. We did this together and I'm so proud to be part of it. We party, we rest and then it's back to work. Another trump can never happen again.

[al bupp]

54. Yes, it did

Just a fair sight more of your ilk than mine.

[Dem2theMax]

44. 💙

[sarge43]

45. 77 year old white woman here

My deepest thanks to everyone who stepped up and said, "Enough" and made it happen. As al bupp wrote you brought back the light.

The 78 year old white guy in the other room also says thank you for renewing hope.

[GulfCoast66]

46. Good god. Same here. I'm a 54 year old white guy.

I can remember in elementary school when there was hope we could unify the races in the south. Schools in Baton Rouge had not that long been desegregated. My FDR Democrat dad from rural Louisiana used to talk about all the things white and black southerners had in common. Religion, food, manners etc. and he thought we were getting there. To a point of mutual respect. Then Reagan came along and formally adopted Nixon’s Southern strategy. The die was cast causing 40 more years of racial strife. Racism was again officially sanctioned by one of the political parties. That has not changed.

[Tommymac]

47. Early 60's Irish White Ex-Catholic raised in a NC trailer park, lived everywhere.

I echo the thanks expressed in the OP (including the young-un's) from the bottom of my flawed heart.


GOTV GA

[al bupp]

56. Right on, my friend

[Mickju]

48. Same from a 76 year old white man.

[pazzyanne]

50. 77 year old woman here and...

I could not agree more with what is being said on this thread. Sometimes it feels like you are fighting the good fight by yourself or in your small group. Today restored my faith in Americans, and hope for the future of America and democracy. Thank you, al bupp, and everyone who has given me much needed support the last four plus years.

[al bupp]

66. You are so welcome

It was the least that I could do.

[DLCWIdem]

51. K & R

[crickets]

53. 58 year old white woman in S GA -

I cannot thank you all enough. The incredible diversity of the Democratic party definitely is our strength, and we should always remember that, appreciate it, and celebrate it. Thank you, everyone!

[al bupp]

58. Unity in diversity!

Strength, indeed, ma'am.

[mountain grammy]

57. This 72 year old white woman

and the 70 year old white man in the other room agrees.

[al bupp]

59. My best to you both

[Upthevibe]

61. al bupp....

Absolutely!

[WA-03 Democrat]

62. K&R

Very thankful!

[Joinfortmill]

63. 👍

[halfulglas]

65. I definitely want to add my thanks.

This 78 year old white woman wants to thank you, too. I've felt so helpless at times, like I was fighting against a big wave. I felt it especially when seeing the Trump Trains and those awful confederate flags flying from trucks with the American flag. It felt like so many of my countrymen were infected with Trumpism and we would never have any policy to fight the Covid virus. It felt relentless. But it felt so good today, to know that so many people were being good citizens and were voting to save our country from the fascist would be dictator. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[al bupp]

69. Happy to help make your glass maybe a little more than 1/2 full

[steve2470]

68. Yes, thank you so much ! nt

[NoMoreRepugs]

71. 71 and liberal - heartfelt thank you for giving my

granddaughter the opportunity to not grow any older in Trumplandia.

[TryLogic]

72. And from me as well - old white guy turning 77.

I especially want to thank Native Americans. That's just a thing with me. Also, maybe we should let Black women (voters!) pick our presidential candidates.

[Hmongliberal]

73. As a 43 year old first generation Hmong Asian American

I have to say, this is one of the most heart warming threads I’ve read on DU. We all accomplished this together. And I have all the confidence that one day we will get to a point where the ideas and members of the DU community represent the microcosm of America.

[al bupp]

76. Vietnamese highlands are on my bucket list

We are fortunate to have you w/ us.

[sarchasm]

74. Ditto. 66 year old white male.

I love all y'all. Let's do this!

[MustLoveBeagles]

75. As 48 year old white women, I want to thank...

Everyone that made this victory possible. I know it didn't happen quite the way we'd hoped for or in the time frame we would've liked but it did happen. A huge weight has been lifted off of a lot of shoulders at long last. Let's take this time to enjoy this hard fought victory. We deserve it.

[Mme. Defarge]

77. Checking in from the Anarchist Jurisdiction of Portland,

aka the whitest city in the country. A few years ago I told myself that 70 was the new 40. That’s still my story and I’m sticking to it.

About this moment of national redemption, I just want to say that I am so f’ing proud of our people who did not stand by, but stood up for decency and fairness, for science and for truth, and who confirmed to us and witnessed to the world that the state of our union is strong

Merci tous mes braves.

[al bupp]

78. C'est du rien, mme

C'est le moin que je sois faire, mais c'est aussi ce que j'ai besion a faire.

[Mme. Defarge]

79. Et alors,

le jour de gloire est arrivé! 🇺🇸🇫🇷🥂

[al bupp]

80. Oui, bien sur! /pas du text

[Cha]

81. Mahalo! I would like to thank them too!

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

82. Pretty sure if all of the white Men who voted for Biden hadn't done so,

Trump would have won. We all did this together. So, thanks to you and everyone who voted for Biden-Harris!

[raccoon]

84. You're welcome. Lol. Seriously I am thrilled too. Nt

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

89. Agreed with every word...

68 y.o. Male, veteran (Army).
I thank you not only for me but for my brothers and sisters that gave all to protect our very fragile democracy. First Veterans Day in 4 years I won’t feel as their lives weren’t lost in vain.
This election, our election, our choice is one of the main reasons they fought.
Now it’s up to us to continue.

[panader0]

90. This 70 white man agrees.

"Women, People of Color, Americans of ethnicity - latin and asian, and Native Americans",
everyone you named, have all been victims of oppression for a long, long time.
They all knew what white people have begun to learn from from an administration
like trump's. Now we have to educate the trump cult, if possible.
Exposing his crimes to the public would help.

[jamesatemple]

91. Well, as an 80 year old, I'd like to join in the thanks, Al...

if I can remember how this infernal machine works.

[Pepsidog]

92. Ditto for a 58 year old white man.

[Illumination]

93. Totally agree! Oh heck, you're a youngster still...

[al bupp]

102. On any given day, we're as young as we feel

And today I feel like a whipper-snapper, that's for sure!

[NNadir]

94. This old fat bald white guy echoes the sentiment, adding especially, our young people.

Your existence gives me hope for the future I will not see.

[BobTheSubgenius]

95. And there was a lot to overcome!

And a tremendous amount for others of us in the same demographic to the grateful for!

[Catherine Vincent]

96. Thank you too

We're all in this together.

[RustyWheels]

98. As a 58 year old while man, I second that...

THANK YOU !!!

[bluestateboomer]

100. A 74 year old white male, Deeply grateful.

From a melanin challenged old fart liberal thank you very much!

[KT2000]

101. They saved our democracy

and that must never be ignored by anyone especially politicians.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

103. And they did this in the face of a president and the RNC, who threw ever voter

suppression trick in the book at them.

They truly showed their patriotism.

[Evolve Dammit]

105. Agree totally. Well said. Come On Georgia!