Virginia megathread

[Big Abraham]

Is all of America really turning into a tv show




Ugh

When has it not been a tv show?

"When you're born in this world, you're given a ticket to the freak show. And when you're born in America, you're given a front row seat."

[Big Abraham]

Wouldn't it be great if Mr Cox also admitted to wearing blackface and/or sexual misconduct, so they just have to keep going down the list until the find somebody they deem unspoilt enough to govern the Commonwealth of Virginia?

[Big Abraham]

Dixieland Dumpster Fire: The Virginia Succession Crisis

The War of the Southern Succession.

Virginia: Okay We Really Mean It This Time, Guys

[Big Abraham]

The only resolution at this point.

- Fairfax resigns and Northam replaces him with a female POC.

- Northam resigns a month later and the new Lt Gov assumes power.

- New Lt. Gov is picked who should be another female POC and there would be a special election in '19.

- Herring should stay put since if he resigned the GOP would pick his replacement, but his political
  career is over.

What is your obsession with female POCs?

[Big Abraham]

The only resolution at this point.

- Fairfax resigns and Northam replaces him with a female POC.

- Northam resigns a month later and the new Lt Gov assumes power.

- New Lt. Gov is picked who should be another female POC and there would be a special election in '19.

- Herring should stay put since if he resigned the GOP would pick his replacement, but his political
  career is over.

What is your obsession with female POCs?

In light of the #MeToo and racism scandals I think it would be best for optics to have them all replaced by female POCs. It at least ensures it won't happen again.

Changing the colour and pair of gonads won't prevent racism or sexual misconduct in the slightest.

[Big Abraham]

The only resolution at this point.

- Fairfax resigns and Northam replaces him with a female POC.

- Northam resigns a month later and the new Lt Gov assumes power.

- New Lt. Gov is picked who should be another female POC and there would be a special election in '19.

- Herring should stay put since if he resigned the GOP would pick his replacement, but his political
  career is over.

What is your obsession with female POCs?

In light of the #MeToo and racism scandals I think it would be best for optics to have them all replaced by female POCs. It at least ensures it won't happen again.

Changing the colour and pair of gonads won't prevent racism or sexual misconduct in the slightest.

Well, in reality, in all likelihood it actually would. While not utterly non-existent, women using their positions of authority 2 sexually harass male subordinates is extremely rare. This hasn't changed even as women are increasingly in positions of power in business and politics. It is a rare rare exception to the rule. I will simply say a lot of this has to do with Biology, and a lot of its societal conditioning that affects even women in positions of power. But the end result though, is that statistically the likelihood of sexual harassment towards subordinates would drastically plummet.

Likewise, it's very rare for men or women of color to discriminate against non-white subordinates. Simply put, outside of small family businesses and rare exceptions like BET, it is almost unheard of for an African American supervisor to not have significant numbers of whites above them to whom they would have to readily answer to if they started unfairly favoring blacks over white employees. While the reverse is often tolerated, again, societal norms make it almost impossible for blacks to discriminate against whites without significant risk of repercussion to themselves. And I believe that carries over even to people of color who obtained very high office in government or business. Simply put, Society won't tolerate blacks favoring blacks over whites nearly as much as it will write off whites favoring whites over blacks as being "merit based" or " not giving in to PC racial hiring quotas" or some such.

The problem I had with this initial suggestion is that we would be handing the torch over to a woman of colour merely for the sake of avoiding scandalous accusations, when the standard ought to be to hand the torch over to someone (if indeed the torch must be passed at all) who is competent and trustworthy regardless. Also, your point that society somehow tolerates black discrimination over white discrimination is just absurd

[Big Abraham]

Oh look. It turns out that black Virginians are not nearly as bothered by it as the media is, and that this scandal is almost entirely the result of fake moral outrage coming from white liberals. Colour me surprised.

[Big Abraham]

Well, it is Bill Clinton's party.

Better Bill Clinton's party than George W. Bush's or Donald Trump's party.

As if there's any substantive difference between the three

[Big Abraham]

Well, it is Bill Clinton's party.

Better Bill Clinton's party than George W. Bush's or Donald Trump's party.

As if there's any substantive difference between the three

Spare me from the lazy cynics.

I'm lazy, and yet to didn't even attempt to respond to my claim in any meaningful way? Gotcha.

[Big Abraham]

Well, it is Bill Clinton's party.

Better Bill Clinton's party than George W. Bush's or Donald Trump's party.

As if there's any substantive difference between the three

Spare me from the lazy cynics.

I'm lazy, and yet to didn't even attempt to respond to my claim in any meaningful way? Gotcha.

I did not refer to you as 'lazy' I referred to you as a 'lazy cynic.'  Lazy cynicism is easy because it doesn't require any thinking, it just requires being negative about everything. 

I'm happy to go into detail about how the past three or four presidential administrations have all been largely the same when it comes to most policies. Or would you just see that as 'being negative about everything'?