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@mld-woody said:

I think making all victims "equal"  is pretty disingenuous.

Does that mean you're comfortable with saying Ford is a bigger victim than Kavanaugh? Vice versa? I certainly wouldn't. What they've both been through sounds like an absolute hell, and I'd reserve it only for the likes of A*t. 

@mld-woody said:

But how often does that happened compared to actual sexual assaults? I get not making it a finger measuring contest but I think making all victims "equal"  is pretty disingenuous. Trying to equate all of this is allowing those that aren't really victims, those actually in the power position, to feel like they're under attack.

Obviously, false accusations don't occur as often actual sexual assaults. That's not what I'm comparing. Victims of both crimes are going to be dealing with a lifetime of mental health issues. Just because one crime is more frequent than the other, it doesn't change the magnitude of fallout for that individual. 

@mld-woody said:

Trump then comes swooping in saying he'll make everything right again and they won't have to worry anymore. But they never had anything to worry about to begin with, not really.

Anecdote - As a former college professor, I can tell you that there have been times where I was terrified that a female I failed for plagiarism was going to falsely accuse me of sexual assault. The policy of never having a closed door when a student of the opposite sex is in your office is in place because apparently this garbage is prevalent enough to ruin careers. Trump saying that women have it great right after saying that it's terrible to be a man accused of rape isn't helpful, but I'd say that about most things coming out of his mouth in front of the press.

@vaportrail said:

I completely disagree with Trevor Noah's premise. I hate this entire framework that he's working under - that there is some sort of hierarchy of victimhood. A rape accusation - simply the accusation - can ruin someone's life because of how people treat the accused after it. You have men who are kicked out of college, shunned by their families, by their friends based off only the allegation and without a conviction. Being a victim shouldn't be a d.ick measuring contest to see who's the most oppressed. In this whole clusterf.uck of a situation, both Kavanaugh and Ford are victims, and I wouldn't want to be in either of their shoes. 

Sure, I see where you're coming from. A false accusation can ruin someone's life, and we've seen it before. But how often does that happened compared to actual sexual assaults? I get not making it a finger measuring contest but I think making all victims "equal"  is pretty disingenuous. Trying to equate all of this is allowing those that aren't really victims, those actually in the power position, to feel like they're under attack. Trump then comes swooping in saying he'll make everything right again and they won't have to worry anymore. But they never had anything to worry about to begin with, not really.

@mld-woody said:

I'm not claiming the other side isn't claiming victimhood. I would argue women or minorities have more of an argument for being victims than men and white people though. But it's definitively overblown sometimes

I completely disagree with Trevor Noah's premise. I hate this entire framework that he's working under - that there is some sort of hierarchy of victimhood. A rape accusation - simply the accusation - can ruin someone's life because of how people treat the accused after it. You have men who are kicked out of college, shunned by their families, by their friends based off only the allegation and without a conviction. Being a victim shouldn't be a d.ick measuring contest to see who's the most oppressed. In this whole clusterf.uck of a situation, both Kavanaugh and Ford are victims, and I wouldn't want to be in either of their shoes. 

@the-cysko-kid said:

The democrats have literally been weaponizing victimhood for my entire life. 

Now Trevor Noah says something and all my leftist aquaintences are acting like they haven't been playing the victims forever. 

I'm not claiming the other side isn't claiming victimhood. I would argue women or minorities have more of an argument for being victims than men and white people though. But it's definitively overblown sometimes

@texasag1969 said:

 Our only saving grace is that native Texan LBJ signed civil rights into law.

Think about that Tex, LBJ a Dem President had more Republican support for the Civil Rights Act than Democrats.

@texasag1969 said:

I agree. But since ? I have seen it flown on pickups here more than the last 50 years combined. They also invariably had MAGA and/or Trump stickers on the bumpers. There are a lot of prejudiced people living down here and he has given rise to it's open expression like no one since KKK pre-civil rights days. Our only saving grace is that native Texan LBJ signed civil rights into law.

It was LBJ with the help of republicans. Fighting against it were the democrats in the south known as dixiecrats. Those who fought for civil rights in the 60's were fighting for a  noble cause but that is not the case today. What Martin Luther King stood for is not what black leaders like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson stand for.  King preached a message of unity for the country while Sharpton and Jackson have made a nice profitable living by sowing division and strife. 

Those who know Trump best say he absolutely is not a racist and I believe them:

BET founder says Trump is not a racist, and stocks are right to rally post-election

@oldbrownsfan said:

In my opinion Tex the confederate flag belongs in museums not on state flags. 

I agree. But since ? I have seen it flown on pickups here more than the last 50 years combined. They also invariably had MAGA and/or Trump stickers on the bumpers. There are a lot of prejudiced people living down here and he has given rise to it's open expression like no one since KKK pre-civil rights days. Our only saving grace is that native Texan LBJ signed civil rights into law.

@texasag1969 said:

Georgia state flag 1956-2001.

Current Mississippi sate flag.

In my opinion Tex the confederate flag belongs in museums not on state flags. 

Current Mississippi sate flag.

@texasag1969 said:

We surrender..................................................................................................................oh wait!! The founder of the KKK says otherwise.?

Battle flag of Forrest's Cavalry Corps, 1863–65

Battle flag of Forrest's Cavalry Corps, 1863–65

@diehardbrownsfan said:

that is EXCELLENT ! LOL

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@mld-woody said:

Cal... I don't care. It's not payback... it's nothing. You're just making yourself look really sad and pathetic..... Haha

Unlike somebody who carries the anger over a deleted post like a banner of outrage month after month after month.

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If you want to give rapists life in prison or castrate them or beat them to a bloody pulp, the preponderance of men would most likely agree to any one of those terms.  Sure rapists are mostly men, but more importantly they're sick people.  What the MeToo Trevor Noah types are suggesting, is that all men are sick people.  He's a coward for doing so.

Here's a fun fact:  More men get raped than women every year if you include prison.  Wonder why?  Because prison is where the sick people go.  We've been locking them up for years.  How is that not taking women seriously?  Obviously, proof gets people incarcerated for this.

I'm going to trot out the left's favorite sad story for another of their talking points.  Emmet Till.  Remember when that woman formed an angry mob built on false accusations and killed that young man?  It's a story that speaks to the power of proof.  Regardless of the circumstances of that era, none of it ever happened if she had not invented that lie.   Women are very capable of this and they always have been.  Viewing Dr. Ford's story through Emmet Till's eyes should give you a little perspective on the burden of proof.  Emmet certainly was a victim.  Fvck off Trevor.  

Now Trevor Noah says something and all my leftist aquaintences are acting like they haven't been playing the victims forever. 

You're MAD that JUSTICE KAVANAUGH WON, aren't you?

you haven't posted a rational, intelligent thought ..OR emotion... on this board since way, way back.

Maybe always.

Need a hanky weepy woodpecker?

Footage of sad, defeated anti-Kavanaugh protesters walking out of the Senate literally wailing & crying streams of tears.
Seconds before I started filming a poop-feathered woodpecker was doubled over sobbing.
A protest organizer told me to respect their “emotional space.”