As discussed in the weekend's TheRoanokeStar.com headline "The Virginia Election triggered a national shock wave", the voting results of the Old Dominion continued to receive a large number of broadcasts and prints in the media and authorities.
Some TV news speakers soon tried to describe the Virginia election as "white supremacy." MSNBC's Joy Reid said: “Education (aerial quotation/intimidation quotation) is “the code for white parents who don’t like the idea of teaching race. At the same time, on CNN, Brian Stelter claimed that issues such as "education" (also with air quotes/intimidation quotes) and "parental rights" are "cheap slogans."
A MSNBC blog even claimed that "Glen Yankin's victory proves that white ignorance is a powerful weapon."
I didn't watch the whole episode, I just saw these clips on the Internet. Their comments made me wonder if the Republican Party’s victory in Virginia on November 2 was motivated by “white supremacy” or people’s fear of talking about race, why the majority of voters voted for Glenn Youngkin, a white male, as governor. Black woman Winsome Sears as lieutenant governor? Should we believe that white voters are so "ignorant" that they do not realize that they are voting for a black woman who not only owns a gun but also knows how to use it? In addition, if Republican voters are "xenophobics," why should they vote for Sears who came to the United States as a Jamaican immigrant? By the way, Sears will be the first black person and the first woman to hold the position of lieutenant governor-this is a loss for both sides! Called a pioneer!
When we discuss this issue, why would the same vote choose Virginia’s first Hispanic Attorney General Jason Miyares (R) instead of his Lily White opponent Mark Herring (D)? (You may remember that Mr. Herring admitted to appearing in a black face photo many years ago. Somehow, I think the commentators on MSNBC or CNN think this little fact is worth mentioning.)
But when it comes to race, because we like to encourage broad thinking at TheRoanokeStar.com, this column will even go beyond our coast and invite a clergyman from Africa to think about our recent elections.
Pastor Peter J. Wamono is from Uganda in East Africa and currently lives in the Roanoke Valley. He has a blog that records his observations on various issues.
Therefore, in the spirit of global thinking and multicultural understanding, here is Pastor Varmono’s blog post about the Virginia election on November 7th, and his headline is "Not too far..."
Step out of our "American bubble" for a while and see how this Ugandan thinks about our election and what it means. You deserve another international perspective!
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Post time: Nov-12-2021