Imagine you were Kavenaugh when you decided to pursue the SC

[CincyDem]

15. And now you know why you can't be a republican :-)

Yeah - I know, hard to imagine.

I'm going to presume from your screen name you're not a white male prep schooler from a wealthy family. At least I'm pretty sure about the male part

What you're missing is the sense of entitlement that's groomed into these guys by society in general (white male), local environment (prep school), and winning the "to the manor born" lottery (wealthy family).

I've got two out of three but didn't win the lottery.

From my view of the world, I can easily see the entitlement. Without the money, I'd like to believe there's a running chance that we can turn out human. Add the money and I think these guys grow up thinking all things and all people were put on earth for their pleasure. (not just physical but more like that phrase "serve at the pleasure of the president&quot . The world and everyone in it exists to do their bidding. I firmly believe that's not just how they act - it's who they are and to their dying days they just don't understand what's wrong with that.

Even with two out of three - Iv'e got a be purposefully aware. And I'm not always perfect on this. But I've been lucky. I have been surrounded by powerful women my entire life, both personally and professionally. I spent 30 years in a big corp and worked for a women 26 of them. I was lucky to be part of early forward thinking corporate programs focused on gender and racial issues in the 80's that were run by women and minorities who, at the time, were consultants and are today, household names. On the personal side, I get feedback almost daily from my wife, 3 daughters and two daughters-in-law.

So yeah - I'm really really lucky. I can't shed the privilege bestowed on my by society and I can't undo the environment that educated me. But, starting with my mother, I've been surrounded by such strong women that I can at least be aware of how those thing effect me and others around me. And, like I imagine it is for a sober alcoholic, I have to always be aware of it. And, unfortunately, I fall off the wagon so I just get back up and start counting days again. It's part of why I come here. It's like an AA meeting for white male privilege.

Anyway - I rambled a bit from our original interaction but my point is...I guarantee you their anger is real. Kav didn't keep his entitlement in check very well but I'm sure it took every ounce of energy in his body to keep him from standing up and screaming "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM - I WAS ENTITLED TO HER - SO F'CK OFF". Honestly, that wouldn't have surprised me. And it would have been a hell of a sound bite.