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In reply to the discussion: Pierce: Ralph Northam Should Resign. But Democrats Better Wise Up. [View all]bigtree
(85,986 posts)...best way to avoid this is to not run for office if you're concealing racist shit from your past. Period. I'm not going to lift a finger to help someone as conflicted and dissembling as Northam has been in the face of the revelations.
Can we have an end to these posts suggesting republicans need to be held accountable before we do the right thing? No matter the intent, it just comes off as a way to excuse Northam.
There's not a thing we can do differently, no matter who is exposing these facts about Democrats' past. It's not as if republicans are going to measure up to our own morality just because we exercise it. We do it because its the right thing to do and expect voters and others to recognize and appreciate that.
Imagine refusing to resign until similar republicans do the same. That would only serve to perpetuate the racism and bigotry which keeps these objectionable figures in positions of power.