First the Governor of Virginia and now Virginia’s AG have been embarrassed by their past catching up to their present. Gov Ralph Northam doesn’t remember if he was Black face or KKK in a college year book and that he did put on a black face for a Michael Jackson dance off party. Today, we discover Virginia AG Mark Herring admits that he wore blackface once upon a time.
Blackface wasn’t OK EVER. Not in this century or any before the current one. Age isn’t an excuse either. One can’t be trusted to take a career decision like study to be pediatrician and be excused for the transgressions of the time.
Does that mean Democrats with dark past can’t compete in elections? YES. Unequivocally, YES. Racist, sexist, homophobic transgressions of any era isn’t worth tolerance.
Can Democrats with dark past continue to work in positions without power/influence to advance causes of the downtrodden? Yes.
Albus Dumbledore from the Harry Potter franchise made an error of judgement in his youth. He never trusted himself to any position of power and spent the rest of his life focused on the working on the issues rather than trying to gather power.
Let that be the lesson for Democratic politicians.