Democrats Discuss: Holding our leaders to higher standards
With the recent revelations of Virginia’s governor, Ralph Northam, appearing in a racist yearbook photo, several people have called for his resignation, while others have rushed to his defense. The yearbook photo exhibits two people: one dressed up as a member of the Ku Klux Klan, and the other in blackface. Earlier this week, the governor apologized for his appearance in the photo but later denied that either person pictured was him. Despite this, Northam has admitted to dressing up in blackface around the same time frame. If you are a person of moral standard, any toleration of this obvious act of racism should bother you.