When multiple Greatest DU threads are claiming outing rapists/harassers/predators is a distraction.

[MadDAsHell]

Holy cow people.

[MLAA]

1. Agree.

[wasupaloopa]

2. How ever many times I see these reaction formation OP's I get the same feeling.

We are all adults and we don't need them!


"It also appears as a defense against a feared social punishment. If I fear that I will be criticized for something, I very visibly act in a way that shows I am personally a long way from the feared position."

http://changingminds.org/explanations/behaviors/coping/reaction_formation.htm

[Corvo Bianco]

3. "Boy things are happening so I don't care if y'all getting assaulted right now!

Take it for the team"
They're not curious about the daily plight of half the population. They're not thrilled that our voices are finally counting. They can be written off immediately. We vote. They can go to hell.

[loyalsister]

4. so sad so true

Every US industry and institution seems to be largely devoted to protecting powerful predators.

[pnwmom]

5. To anyone who counts Al Franken in that group, holy cow, people.

Don't let yourself be played.

[pintobean]

6. I'm keeping an open mind on him

but it doesn't help that he hasn't actually denied any of the allegations against him.

[Ligyron]

7. If the truth be told...

Up to this point at least, few men anywhere would qualify for public office.

Hopefully, we are evolving.

[pnwmom]

17. Yes, I think it does help. DT denies all the allegations against him and that doesn't make

him a bit more credible.

[Orrex]

11. Holy shit +10000

One vague and poorly substantiated allegation against a dedicated and powerful Liberal Senator, and DU utterly loses its shit for days on end.

If we weren't played in this case, you can be damn sure that we've shown exactly how to play us and how devastatingly easy it is to do.

[Demsrule86]

12. We were played.

[Swedish Alicia]

8. People are not puppies. We can multitask.

I have the ability to follow multiple political topics at the same time. I suspect most other people do too. A new topic does not prevent me from following older topics or causes.

Ooohhhh look I see a bagel. I love bagels. Oh no I forgot to vote because I was eating a bagel.

[Demsrule86]

13. Attacking Dems on a Democratic forum...for rightie bullshit is never good idea.

[rpannier]

9. +1

Thank you for posting.
I was rather surprised that people would try and claim that criminal sexual assault, especially of a minor, is somehow a distraction

[RobinA]

10. I Don't Think

that anybody is saying that criminal sexual assault of a minor is a distraction. It's this daily drumbeat of accusations of far less serious actions that has people wondering.

[snooper2]

15. That is actually the meme currently on right wing radio

Multiple shows...

All of these allegations are a distraction! Who is working for you! Who is going to get rid of Obamacare! Who is putting money back in your pocket! Who is working on getting these tax cuts done!

That is mostly verbatim....

Mark Levin, This douchebag Chris Crock, etc.,

[NCTraveler]

16. Really lets us know what they think about the issue. nt.