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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I think that's exactly where this is going.
Notice how when people on the Right started getting hit with this stuff, suddenly stories started emerging about people on the Left?
You think these things are all organic?
The sad fact is, a lot of legitimate voices seeking to stanch harassment are going to be mixed in with a bunch of people playing political games and looking to cash in on some info.
I'm highly suspicious of the Franken story. This woman worked in media and has herself admitted she sees no reason to punish him severely. Okay. Then why the sudden disclosure? I'd like to see the miscellaneous 1099 income section of her tax return for this year, her voter registration, and her financial situation in general. And no -- this is not victim shaming.
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We're in a moment when lots of stuff is coming out about all sorts of men -- left, right and apolitical. There isn't much political valence to it, except that it feels a little like a delayed backlash to the election of Trump after the ET tape. I do feel like it's organic.
And so far, I believe Franken's accusers and all of the others (that I can think of). One has to listen carefully to what they're saying because they say different things about different people. For example, I think Franken exercised poor judgment, but of a very different kind than what Charlie Rose did. Matti Taibbi may have been a misogynist jackass, but he's no Roy Moore. And so on.
