馬克·羅賓遜
馬克·羅賓遜(1968年8月18日—)是美國共和黨籍政治人物,2021年出任北卡羅來納州副州長,他是北卡羅來納州第一位黑人副州長,並且代表共和黨參加2024年北卡羅來納州州長選舉。
羅賓遜從政之前曾在家具製造業工作。在2018年佛羅里達校園槍擊案發生後,他依然主張擁槍權。羅賓遜後來代表共和黨參加2020年北卡羅來納州副州長選舉並當選 。在北卡羅來納州副州長第一個任期即將結束時,羅賓遜贏得了共和黨的提名。不過他在2024年北卡羅來納州州長選舉中以14.68%的差距輸給了民主黨的喬希·斯坦。 [1]
早年生活和教育
羅賓遜生於格林斯伯勒。 [10]羅賓遜稱,他的父親會虐待家人且酗酒,他和家人都遭受過家庭暴力。 [11][12]
從高中畢業後, [13]羅賓遜成為美國陸軍預備役的一員。在三合會地區的幾家家具廠工作期間,他就讀於北卡羅來納州立農業技術大學, [11][14]隨後進入北卡羅來納大學格林斯伯勒分校就讀,在那裡他選修歷史,並且立志要成為一名歷史老師。 [15]他於2022年12月從該大學畢業,獲得歷史學學士學位。 [16]
政治生涯
羅賓遜在讀了拉什·林博的著作後開始支持美國保守主義。 [15] 2018年4月3日,羅賓遜參加格林斯伯勒地方議會會議,當時受2018年佛羅里達校園槍擊案影響,會議討論是否應該取消槍展。羅賓遜在會上發表演講表示支持擁槍權,他的演講視頻被馬克·沃克分享到Facebook後開始迅速走紅。 [17][18]之後,羅賓遜一度從北卡羅來納大學格林斯伯勒分校校退學,並辭去了家具製造廠的工作,開始一直對公眾發表演講。 [15]當年,他被邀請在美國全國步槍協會的年度大會上發表演講。 [19][20]
2020年競選
2019年年底,羅賓遜[21]贏得了共和黨提名,代表共和黨角逐北卡羅來納州副州長 。 [22][23]最終,羅賓遜當選北卡羅來納州第一位黑人副州長。 [24][25]
副州長任期
2021年1月9日,羅賓遜於宣誓就職。 [26]任職期間,羅賓遜與民主黨籍的州長羅伊·庫珀關係一直都很緊張。 [27]
2024年州長競選
2023年4月22日,羅賓遜發表演講,決定參加2024年北卡羅來納州州長選舉[28][29]。2024年3月3日,時任美國總統候選人的唐納德·特朗普公開支持羅賓遜,稱他為「威力加強版的馬丁·路德·金」。3月5日,羅賓遜贏得2024年北卡羅來納州州長選舉共和黨初選[30][31]。
2024年9月19日,有線電視新聞網表示,2008年至2012 年間,羅賓遜曾以用戶名「minisoldr」在色情論壇Nude Africa上發表過許多露骨言論。 [32] 例如他支持奴隸制、恐同、支持種族主義和反猶太主義,喜歡跨性別色情作品,而且自己在14 歲時曾在公共浴室偷窺女性洗澡,成年後仍然回憶這段經曆,自認為是「變態」,而且稱自己為「黑納粹」,並表示自己支持阿道夫·希特勒擔任美國總統,他反對貝拉克·奧巴馬擔任美國總統。 [32][33]他還表示馬丁·路德·金是「共產主義混蛋」, [32] 不過羅賓遜否認這些指控。 [34][35]
有線電視新聞網報道了羅賓遜早前的言論後,一些共和黨人呼籲羅賓遜暫停競選活動, [33] 但是羅賓遜決定競選到底。 [34] 報道發表後的3天內,羅賓遜州長競選團隊的大多數工作人員決定辭職,只剩下三名工作人員仍未辭職。 [36][37]
10月15日,羅賓遜起訴CNN有線電視新聞網誹謗自己。 [38][39]
儘管2024年美國總統選舉中,唐納·川普中以3.4%的優勢擊敗民主黨人賀錦麗贏得了北卡羅來納州的選舉人票,但羅賓遜在州長選舉中的得票率要比喬希·斯坦低14%。 [40]
觀點和言論
羅賓遜否認氣候變化, [41]並稱墮胎是「種族滅絕」和「謀殺」。 [42][43] 羅賓遜曾認為根本就沒有600萬猶太人被殺害[44]。他認為跨性別、同性戀這些都是污穢的,學校不應該跟學生說這些。 [45]羅賓遜表示女權主義者和種族主義者一樣糟糕,甚至更糟糕。 [46]羅賓遜還表示男性女權主義者沒有男子氣概,娘娘腔。 [46]
其他有爭議的言論
羅賓遜還在自己的Facebook頁面攻擊跨性別人士、穆斯林、移民、LGBT群體成員、猶太人、前總統貝拉克·奧巴馬、支持民主黨的非裔美國人以及其他黑人。 [47] 他認為白人驕傲這一口號並不意味著種族主義,而且他十分厭惡黑人和墨西哥人的種族自豪論。[48]
羅賓遜表示非裔美國人民權運動是共產主義陰謀,目的是「顛覆資本主義」和「顛覆自由世界」。 [49]他還稱馬丁·路德·金為「共產主義者」和「冒牌牧師」。 [50]
羅賓遜為肯特州立大學槍擊事件中的美國國民警衛隊辯護。2018年佛羅里達校園槍擊案發生後,羅賓遜嘲笑倖存的青少年,多次人身攻擊他們。 [51]
2020 年,羅賓遜聲稱2019冠狀病毒病疫情是「全球化主義者」為擊敗唐納·川普而策劃的陰謀,並認為2019冠狀病毒病美國疫情根本就不是什麼問題,他表示:「我最擔心的迫在眉睫的問題是社會主義。」 [52]
個人生活
1990年,羅賓遜與尤蘭達·希爾·羅賓遜結婚。 [53] 1990年,他們生下一個孩子,1992年,他們又生下了一個孩子。 [15]羅賓遜自認為自己是一名福音主義者。 [54]
羅賓遜在2012年承認,1989年,他曾出錢讓一名懷孕的女子墮胎。 [55] 2022 年,羅賓遜稱,這名女子就是他後來的妻子尤蘭達·希爾·羅賓遜。 [56]
破產和債務
羅賓遜曾三次申請破產, [19][57] 分別是1998 年、1999 年和2003 年。 [57][58]他還因拖欠債務多次被起訴。 [19] 2012 年,羅賓遜的房東起訴他拖欠約2,000 美元的房租。 [59]
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