So we had another klannish gathering here in Loudoun County to rail against Critical Race Theory and urge a vote for the Republican candidate for governor, one Glenn Youngkin, a former Black Rock finance guy. Trump Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson was the celebrity keynote speaker. For those inclined to think differently, here is the ActBlue link for Virginia state elections this year, for governor and the state legislature. Keeping Virginia blue will be crucial for Democrats in the upcoming mid-terms and presidential elections.
Naturally the speakers evinced not a clue as to what CRT is actually about. A deluded Chinese immigrant said it was “communist tactics.” A Christian-fundy teacher charged that it encouraged kids “to discriminate against each other.” Best of all was a local African-American podcaster:
“If you want to be around Black people — Africa. There’s like 28 countries over there. In our country, things are on the line.”
The reporter parenthetically added, “There are 54 independent countries in Africa, according to the World Atlas.”
We’re getting close here to telling black folks to go back to Africa.
The GOP campaign has mostly been about law n’ order, not pausing to dwell on the display of adherence to the law on display this past January 6th in Washington, D.C.