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In reply to the discussion: Here we FUCKING go again. "Pussy Grabber" and Kavanaugh in ultimate power, and we hang our guy who [View all]Sunsky
(1,737 posts)I've read the back and forth and paid attention to both sides of the argument. I have yet to see anyone who thinks that he should resign, give another instance of this man being racist. I've yet to see anyone point to a pattern of racism. I truly wish he had come clean during his campaign and used it as a teachable moment. However, he fought against racist symbols during his campaign.
I believe he was misguided in his younger days, but I haven't heard of anything in present time to make me believe he's a racist now. Donald Trump has been and still is a proven racist. Mitch McConnell is a racist etc. The zero tolerance policy in politics does not seem to extend to the Republicans. All these Democratic presidential contenders need to be careful of the precedents that they set. What will they do when the "zero tolerance" standard they set comes knocking at their door? And it will. Who will be left standing?
We all have a past, and sometimes some of us do things that we are so ashamed of, we wish we could just bury. If we all should focus solely on our negative past experiences to lead us to elevation and promotion in life, most of us would go nowhere. Learning from the negative aspects of our past and rising above them is called growth. This is where the focus should be. That growth was evident in his fight to remove confederate monuments.
I'm watching to see how he handles this revelation. He should to use this moment to educate others and take us through his growth process (how he moved from the kkk hood and blackface yearbook to fighting against symbols of racism). An apology, then move on is not enough imo.