2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)I am getting a bit tired of constant victim status for Hillary [View all]
Yes, Hillary has been the focus of Republican attacks for decades now. I spent several years of my life defending her and Bill from the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy, all over the Internets. She and Bill were victims of the haters on the right. We Democrats defended them and tried to protect them.
But now things seem different. Those who are critical of her policies and practices -- not hateful, but critical -- should be able to voice those criticisms without being called haters. Hillary should be able to defend her policies without anyone implying that other Democrats are shouting at her.
I'm getting a little sick of the people who want to portray her as a protected entity who should be considered differently because of her gender.
Today's women (and I am one of them) think women can fend for themselves, and Hillary has often proved that to be true. It's kind of sickening when she uses gender as a qualification and/or a defense.
That's my opinion.