Op-Ed: Society has Come so Far, to Now Have a Presidential Race Between a Woman and an Oaf

I’ve heard a lot of people complaining this election season, about how corrupt the politicians are, about how gullible the public is, about how nothing ever really changes. And sure, our society has a long way to go, but I feel like no one really appreciates how far we’ve really come. For example, think about our candidates this election cycle. No matter who we choose, we as a nation will be making a landmark decision. Clinton will validate years of feminist struggle by becoming the first woman president, or Trump will make history as our first horribly incompetent president.

If you doubt how big an achievement this year’s presidential ticket is, consider for a moment where the nominees would be just a century ago. Hillary Clinton would be at home, raising children and doing house chores, confined to a life of silent drudgery just because of her gender. Donald Trump, meanwhile, would be earning next to nothing in a manual labor job, living in subhuman conditions, all because his violent mood swings and general idiocy would have made him unsuitable for any kind of skilled labor.

Just goes to show, the pariahs of yesterday are the world leaders of tomorrow. Not too long ago, people would have scoffed at the idea of handing over the duty as Commander-in-Chief to a woman or total moron. But now, finally, the world has realized that you don’t need testosterone, or even common sense, to run our country in the 21st century.

And with either of these fine candidates, I’m sure we can expect to see big improvements in regards to treatment of their respective group. Clinton will no doubt work tirelessly to end the wage gap and stop sexist hiring practices within the government. Tump, meanwhile, can be counted on to fill government positions with people just as incoherent and pugnacious as him.

Just think, in less than a year, we’ll have a president that young girls, or young bratty imbeciles, can look up to as a role model and true hero.

I’m so glad that our nation has finally realized that anyone, no matter the color of their skin, no matter their gender, no matter whether they have a shred of basic human decency or an elementary schooler’s knowledge of the U.S. constitution or not, can rise to greatness.