sortagreen, The still-raging controversy over Al Franken’s resignation, explained
For mine i couldn't give a shit about the goddamn photo, and would love to see that put aside. That said this article has brought me more up-to-date on the Franken question as it seems to cover it all pretty well. I am behind the #MeToo movement 100%.
Progressive men won’t stop emailing me about it.
By Laura McGannlaura.mcgann@vox.com May 21, 2018, 6:20am EDT
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Yes, what Franken is accused of is “that bad”
Most of the emails I receive about Franken are written earnestly, but they’ve got a sort of creepy quality nonetheless. The premise is basically that Franken’s behavior wasn’t that bad.
Let me make this clear: It is that bad. The same impulse that drives the men outed in the #MeToo era drives the kind of behavior women described in their Franken accounts. These stories are about a man using his power to belittle, humiliate, or take advantage of a woman who can’t do much about it. It’s cruel. And it’s damaging.
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...to take a moral stand against Donald Trump or decry Roy Moore while tolerating rot in their own ranks is hypocrisy. History will notice.
The goal of #MeToo is to change our culture, even our world. Its success won’t be measured moment by moment, in who won the day’s headlines or even who won the 2018 midterm elections. It will be in whether politicians enshrine the cause, changing policy and making life better for women.
Democrats have to make a choice. They can see this as a transformational moment, one that presents an opportunity to make good on their own foundational values. They can accept that it’s okay, even necessary, to bury one of their own if the cause is just. Or they can think small, protect their own, and accept the status quo.
The big picture of the #MeToo movement is the most important real matter of consequence in this discussion. That's why i have little sympathy for Franken and would be disappointed if he decided to run for president.
Agree, or not, i thank arizona1, and you for getting me more up to the mark with the Franken business, and it's real context.
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