In unearthed Facebook posts, Mark Robinson also called the civil rights movement “crap” and vowed to work on MLK Day because he’s “not a leach."

In unearthed Facebook posts, Mark Robinson also called the civil rights movement “crap” and vowed to work on MLK Day because he’s “not a leach."

Martin Luther King Jr. was just an “ersatz pastor” and a “communist,” and the 1960s civil rights movement was “crap,” according to a series of Facebook posts by Mark Robinson, the leading Republican candidate to be North Carolina’s next governor.

Robinson, who is currently the state’s lieutenant governor, regularly criticized King and the civil rights movement for years on Facebook ― specifically on MLK Day ― HuffPost found amid a review of his posts. The Black politician also downplayed slavery, rejected the idea that he’s part of the African American community, and attacked the late congressman and civil rights icon, John Lewis.

These posts are surfacing at a time when Robinson, who is on track to be the GOP nominee for governor in November, has been trying to soften his rhetoric, and celebrate King and the civil rights movement.

  • silverbax@lemmy.worldEnglish
    179·
    10 months ago

    This man has declared bankruptcy FOUR TIMES. He has been under investigation for the past two years because he used campaign donations to pay off personal debt, among other things.

    He shouldn’t be anywhere near running a state or in charge of any budget, near a budget, or even be allowed to see a budget.

    He has also praised Hitler on social media.

    Oh, and he misspelled the word ‘leach’ (leech) in his post because WHY WOULD WE NEED PEOPLE RUNNING THE GOVERNMENT WHO CAN ACTUALLY SPELL SIMPLE FUCKING WORDS like a third grader could.

    • TimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)@badatbeing.socialEnglish
      56·
      10 months ago

      What always blows my mind the most is how these people see no issue with filing for bankruptcy (sometimes multiple times), but are against “handouts” like social security and unemployment that people pay into and are earned benefits. The same people that grumbled about “nobody wants to work”, but then stole thousands of dollars in COVID relief money they had no right to.

      • silverbax@lemmy.worldEnglish
        29·
        10 months ago

        Yes, one of his GOP opponents is running ads right now in North Carolina pointing this out.

        • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldEnglish
          7·
          10 months ago

          Huh, I could see a Democrat opponent successfully pointing that shit out in the general election, but in the GOP primary that would probably make more people vote for Robinson.

      • Rob T Firefly@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        10 months ago

        Or at least someone he’d pretend to like as much as he’s ever pretended to like someone who is not white.

    • fidodo@lemmy.world
      101·
      10 months ago

      I can forgive minor spelling mistakes. It’s easy enough to misplace a finger while typing. That doesn’t mean they think it’s spelled that way. But everything else you pointed out is more than bad enough.

      • silverbax@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        10 months ago

        I would forgive it, if he didn’t misspell words in everything he posts and wasn’t running for Governor of a U.S. state. None of the other candidates misspell words in their posts, ever.

    • ghost_towels@sh.itjust.works
      21·
      10 months ago

      FYI, the leach is the trailing edge of a sail. Not that I think he knows that, but maybe his spellcheck does. Doesn’t excuse the rest….

  • the_q@lemmy.world
    100·
    10 months ago

    Hmm… I wonder if Mark Robinson would be able to run for governor if not for MLK. Guess will never know…

  • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
    64·
    10 months ago

    White, black, woman, man, gay, straight: It’s like upon joining the Republican Party, people are compelled to be grossly wrong on every single issue…

  • EdibleFriend@lemmy.world
    33·
    10 months ago

    He knows its gonna be hard as fuck to get elected republican while black so he has to go out of his way to make it clear he hates black people.

  • GiddyGap@lemm.ee
    31·
    10 months ago

    Real classy. Still, on par with the current state of the Republican Party.

  • stoly@lemmy.world
    27·
    10 months ago

    rejected the idea that he’s part of the African American community

    Whatever is going on here is definitely a “him” thing.

  • DrPop@lemmy.world
    241·
    10 months ago

    It’s the term" Uncle Tom," offensive. Because he’s definitely fitting that description. I remember learning it from social studies in reference to Uncle Tom’s Cabin.