马克·罗宾逊
马克·罗宾逊(1968年8月18日—)是美国共和党籍政治人物,2021年出任北卡罗来纳州副州长,他是北卡罗来纳州第一位黑人副州长,并且代表共和党参加2024年北卡罗来纳州州长选举。
罗宾逊从政之前曾在家具制造业工作。在2018年佛罗里达校园枪击案发生后,他依然主张拥枪权。罗宾逊后来代表共和党参加2020年北卡罗来纳州副州长选举并当选 。在北卡罗来纳州副州长第一个任期即将结束时,罗宾逊赢得了共和党的提名。不过他在2024年北卡罗来纳州州长选举中以14.68%的差距输给了民主党的乔希·斯坦。 [1]
早年生活和教育
罗宾逊生于格林斯伯勒。 [10]罗宾逊称,他的父亲会虐待家人且酗酒,他和家人都遭受过家庭暴力。 [11][12]
从高中毕业后, [13]罗宾逊成为美国陆军预备役的一员。在三合会地区的几家家具厂工作期间,他就读于北卡罗来纳州立农业技术大学, [11][14]随后进入北卡罗来纳大学格林斯伯勒分校就读,在那里他选修历史,并且立志要成为一名历史老师。 [15]他于2022年12月从该大学毕业,获得历史学学士学位。 [16]
政治生涯
罗宾逊在读了拉什·林博的著作后开始支持美国保守主义。 [15] 2018年4月3日,罗宾逊参加格林斯伯勒地方议会会议,当时受2018年佛罗里达校园枪击案影响,会议讨论是否应该取消枪展。罗宾逊在会上发表演讲表示支持拥枪权,他的演讲视频被马克·沃克分享到Facebook后开始迅速走红。 [17][18]之后,罗宾逊一度从北卡罗来纳大学格林斯伯勒分校校退学,并辞去了家具制造厂的工作,开始一直对公众发表演讲。 [15]当年,他被邀请在美国全国步枪协会的年度大会上发表演讲。 [19][20]
2020年竞选
2019年年底,罗宾逊[21]赢得了共和党提名,代表共和党角逐北卡罗来纳州副州长 。 [22][23]最终,罗宾逊当选北卡罗来纳州第一位黑人副州长。 [24][25]
副州长任期
2021年1月9日,罗宾逊于宣誓就职。 [26]任职期间,罗宾逊与民主党籍的州长罗伊·库珀关系一直都很紧张。 [27]
2024年州长竞选
2023年4月22日,罗宾逊发表演讲,决定参加2024年北卡罗来纳州州长选举[28][29]。2024年3月3日,时任美国总统候选人的唐纳德·特朗普公开支持罗宾逊,称他为“威力加强版的马丁·路德·金”。3月5日,罗宾逊赢得2024年北卡罗来纳州州长选举共和党初选[30][31]。
2024年9月19日,有线电视新闻网表示,2008年至2012 年间,罗宾逊曾以用户名“minisoldr”在色情论坛Nude Africa上发表过许多露骨言论。 [32] 例如他支持奴隶制、恐同、支持种族主义和反犹太主义,喜欢跨性别色情作品,而且自己在14 岁时曾在公共浴室偷窥女性洗澡,成年后仍然回忆这段经历,自认为是“变态”,而且称自己为“黑纳粹”,并表示自己支持阿道夫·希特勒担任美国总统,他反对贝拉克·奥巴马担任美国总统。 [32][33]他还表示马丁·路德·金是“共产主义混蛋”, [32] 不过罗宾逊否认这些指控。 [34][35]
有线电视新闻网报道了罗宾逊早前的言论后,一些共和党人呼吁罗宾逊暂停竞选活动, [33] 但是罗宾逊决定竞选到底。 [34] 报道发表后的3天内,罗宾逊州长竞选团队的大多数工作人员决定辞职,只剩下三名工作人员仍未辞职。 [36][37]
10月15日,罗宾逊起诉CNN有线电视新闻网诽谤自己。 [38][39]
尽管2024年美国总统选举中,唐纳德·特朗普中以3.4%的优势击败民主党人贺锦丽赢得了北卡罗来纳州的选举人票,但罗宾逊在州长选举中的得票率要比乔希·斯坦低14%。 [40]
观点和言论
罗宾逊否认气候变化, [41]并称堕胎是“种族灭绝”和“谋杀”。 [42][43] 罗宾逊曾认为根本就没有600万犹太人被杀害[44]。他认为跨性别、同性恋这些都是污秽的,学校不应该跟学生说这些。 [45]罗宾逊表示女权主义者和种族主义者一样糟糕,甚至更糟糕。 [46]罗宾逊还表示男性女权主义者没有男子气概,娘娘腔。 [46]
其他有争议的言论
罗宾逊还在自己的Facebook页面攻击跨性别人士、穆斯林、移民、LGBT群体成员、犹太人、前总统贝拉克·奥巴马、支持民主党的非裔美国人以及其他黑人。 [47] 他认为白人骄傲这一口号并不意味着种族主义,而且他十分厌恶黑人和墨西哥人的种族自豪论。[48]
罗宾逊表示非裔美国人民权运动是共产主义阴谋,目的是“颠覆资本主义”和“颠覆自由世界”。 [49]他还称马丁·路德·金为“共产主义者”和“冒牌牧师”。 [50]
罗宾逊为肯特州立大学枪击事件中的美国国民警卫队辩护。2018年佛罗里达校园枪击案发生后,罗宾逊嘲笑幸存的青少年,多次人身攻击他们。 [51]
2020 年,罗宾逊声称2019冠状病毒病疫情是“全球化主义者”为击败唐纳德·特朗普而策划的阴谋,并认为2019冠状病毒病美国疫情根本就不是什么问题,他表示:“我最担心的迫在眉睫的问题是社会主义。” [52]
个人生活
1990年,罗宾逊与尤兰达·希尔·罗宾逊结婚。 [53] 1990年,他们生下一个孩子,1992年,他们又生下了一个孩子。 [15]罗宾逊自认为自己是一名福音主义者。 [54]
罗宾逊在2012年承认,1989年,他曾出钱让一名怀孕的女子堕胎。 [55] 2022 年,罗宾逊称,这名女子就是他后来的妻子尤兰达·希尔·罗宾逊。 [56]
破产和债务
罗宾逊曾三次申请破产, [19][57] 分别是1998 年、1999 年和2003 年。 [57][58]他还因拖欠债务多次被起诉。 [19] 2012 年,罗宾逊的房东起诉他拖欠约2,000 美元的房租。 [59]
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