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In reply to the discussion: I'm so disappointed, sad and a little angry to see so many people not only defend Northam [View all]MH1
(17,600 posts)I don't think I get to tell an historically oppressed people - African Americans in this case - how they should feel about a situation when egregious symbols of their oppression raise their ugly head. Even when it is going back 35 years ... because as you point out, he never dealt with it in the interim, and it is THAT bad.
I don't think Northam handled it well. Perhaps there was a way he could have handled it, that he could have survived politically (again, IMO that would be up to the AA community, particularly in his state). But he clearly did not handle it well and seems to be making matters worse every time he tries. At this point he needs to sit down with AA leaders, do a REAL apology, and work out the best way for him to leave his current position. Maybe there is something else he can take on to at least begin to atone? But let AA leaders have that discussion with him. Otherwise he should just pick up any shards of his dignity that remain, and go away.