That’s factually false. Nobody who matters in any meaningful way wants to “destroy” Northam. He needs to resign as governor because he can’t effectively govern a diverse state after this. But nobody is saying he can’t continue to be a physician or to do other public service.
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Remember who he is. This is not an author being boycotted or an electrician being fired. It’s an elected official at the highest level. He’s only there because the people elected him, and many would not have done so had they had this info.
And the question of "who he is" - well, in my view he certainly isn't the person he was when he was 18. Would you want to be held responsible now for your behavior as an 18 year old? I would consider it a travesty of justice if I were held accountable from my teenage behavior.
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Back then, if social media had been around, I would absolutely have been part of dogpiling mobs. I don't think I should be held accountable for that now. My 18 year old self is gone. (Similarly, I shouldn't get any credit now for the good things I did then.)
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