Al Franken still hasn't denied grabbing women

[Kimchijeon]

11. Still not falling for the nonsense. He's a warm and genuine person, not a groper.

The tribalistic pile-on instinct to squawk and peck at him because of bullshit allegations is disappointing albeit not surprising.

Thought we as supposedly critical-thinking beings were a bit above the animalistic chickenyard behavior?

He's being more forgiving in his responses than he should, but on the other hand I feel that if he were to loudly denounce the situation it would just what the opposition wants. Pretty much in this toxic environment he just can't win.

Calling out the bullshit = Cue the bleating about how sexual harassers need to be taken down, how all accusers need to be trusted 100% no matter what, oh see how all the "me toos" popped up, so that must mean all the rumors are trueeee" (Never mind how ludicrous the accusations may be, oh no, pay that no mind lol)

Ignoring the bullshit = "Oh he must be guilty he's not saying anything"

Trying to be as kind and honest as possible even though the situation is so obviously fake = "Why isn't he denying, why isn't he ignoring? See, See, blah blah whine complain"

I am simply ramping up my support for Senator Franken. He's one of the few decent public servants we actually have in the Senate, not to mention a decent, warm and genuine human being. He's one of the few voices who would dare to call out the scumbags and grill them with embarrassing questions, and oppose truly nasty legislation. Should be pretty obvious what is going on here, and there are real problems to be addressed, not this fake nonsense.