The Hard Side of Equality

Much has been made of the fact that Hillary Clinton is the first woman to mount a serious campaign for the presidency of the United States of America. Some might say that too much has been made of it. Some would just say that it's about time.

As Clinton's campaign began to lose traction against Obama, many of her supporters have begun to take opposition to her historic mission as a manifestation of sexism. If you don't support Hillary, the thinking goes, you oppose equal rights for women in America.

Now, I can understand the passion that people feel about the campaign but I think Clinton's loyalists are missing the point: true equality means that voters have the option to vote against Clinton. But somehow I think this campaign is less about equality and more about power.