We need to move ahead together

The age of the great white father in Washington is over.

We have a black president who twice beat the candidate of the right. In their minds (right wing of the Republican Party), being white should have been enough to beat any black man. These white and privileged are the same as those who brought the black man from Africa for cheap labor. But now that the black people have received equality, they would send them all back to Africa if they could.

They are also the ones who brought Latin Americans over from Central America for cheap labor. But as the Latinos attained citizenship and voted (mostly Democrat), they want to send them back or restrict their right to vote.

There will be white men as president again, but there also will be women, blacks, Latinos and probably other races. If the right wing of the Republican Party ever wishes to be anything more than a visitor to the White House, they need to forget all the hate, talk to all the people and make sure we all move ahead together, not just the rich.

Jay Levsen

Cedar Rapids