Even someone who knows nothing of art knows about numerous paintings of crucified Christ. They are supposed to convey his agony on the cross. Uncomfortable to say the least. And yes, learning is uncomfortable.
Trumpkin, I mean Youngkin, Republican candidate for governor in Virginia, said his first day in office he will ban teaching anything that makes white people uncomfortable. And misquoted Martin Luther King in support of his position. Apparently Dr. King never talked about racism.
It's like Bill Clinton said: "What do you call Monica Lewinsky's ears?" No, wait. He said: "When people think, Democrats win." And he might be on to something. Not because Democrats are great, but because there isn't a better option.
In the past two years, Virginia has: Increased minimum wage Increased school funding Raised teacher salaries Expanded pre-K Expanded Medicare, enabling 500,000 Virginians to get health insurance Made it easier to vote Made birth control and abortion more accessible Extended civil rights protection to include sexual orientation and gender identity/expression Abolished death penalty Republicans can't run by saying they will take away all that. All they can sell is fear. Wall to wall ads showing white mother, a long time Republican activist, claiming her six year old came home from school crying because the teacher told her white people are evil (investigation showed this didn't happen). And a girl raped in school bathroom by trans girl. A girl was raped in school bathroom, which is horrible, but rapist was former boyfriend she broke up with, nothing to do with trans people. Not new. We had tea party saying health care takes your freedom, ground zero mosque, now it's critical race theory, not taught in any K-12 school, and notes in skirts. Scary.
I bet the difference in Virginia was the Karen mom's who are now anti vax and anti mask. A lot of these people were liberal leaning or at least moderate, and probably don't pay attention to politics regularly. The GOP found an issue they care about and targeted it to exploit these people. 2020 these Karen mom's were opposed to Trump because he is detestable, but without Trump there is no one for the Dems to rally against.
Pretty close. White non college women voted narrowly for Trump last year but overwhelmingly for Trumpkin this year.
Its not just non college educated women. My sister is, or totally could be, one of these people and she was a nurse with a BS. She is now a stay at home mom in a red state, and while she is liberal at her core, she just doenst pay attention to politics at all....... like she wouldnt know who Mitch McConnell was if I did swear about him regularly. She is surrounded in a mommy bubble world and pretty much ignored the pandemic as much as she could. When vaccines came around she was very hesitant, especially with her kids because of all the usual reasons. If it wasnt for me and my dad talking to her about it, to point of arguments somethimes, that she has got everyone vaccinated in her family who can be. It blows my mind because she is a nurse, but it showed me the power of denial, add a little momma bear attitude and they are ripe for the propoganda.
This welcome to politics. Every topic. Homelessness, Climate Change, Covid... the list goes on. Don't want to talk about specifics, don't want to talk about it where other people can see. Don't want to pay attention to any evidence (except anecdotes which prove their point). Don't trust expert professionals who work in the relevant field... because what that person has to say doesn't fit their narrative..
