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In reply to the discussion: Prepare for the deluge. [View all]renegade000
(2,301 posts)17. Yes, and prepare for the media to muddy what should be the long-needed reckoning...
by missing the point and turning this into some sort of grotesque horserace/scorekeeping phenomenon.
What we're not going to get is a thoughtful reflection on the abuse of power and privilege by males in society, but rather a feeding frenzy of allegations that ignores any nuance regarding circumstances and relative severity of offense.
"Well John X, you have harsh words for John Y, whose been accused by several women of physically harassing them when they were in high school, but we've just received photographic evidence that you were in a burlesque performance 15 years ago in which you grabbed another performer's butt... so you really have no moral authority! As always, all sides are equally bad!"
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in the USA people are innocent til proven guilty and people have the right to face their accusers n
msongs
Nov 2017
#7
The pizzagate crew is cooking something else up. They're targeting a "ranking Democrat
octoberlib
Nov 2017
#14
Yep. I just posted the article. Their source was the pizzagate guy but they Have documents.
octoberlib
Nov 2017
#25
And it appears that it touches people on the left. Or, at least, not the far right
question everything
Nov 2017
#16
Yes, and prepare for the media to muddy what should be the long-needed reckoning...
renegade000
Nov 2017
#17
This is Russia again, directing the news away from Trump and towards SEX.
McCamy Taylor
Nov 2017
#39
Probably, but by the same token we should not BLINDLY accept every accuser a being factual
still_one
Nov 2017
#42
Well...except for the part where those accusations where groundless.
FailureToCommunicate
Nov 2017
#50