Something that has really come to annoy me about the political frenzy…

When people claim "both sides do it".
Former Senator Al Franken, (Minnesota-D) after helping with passages of all kinds of legislation that benefitted women, still agreed to step down when accused of sexual misconduct from incidents in his past. The GOP piled on, of course, but the Democrats didn’t attempt to shield or protect him and also encouraged him to resign.

Consider how often the "party of family values" has shielded their politicians accused of outright sexual assault and even sex trafficking. It’s not even comparable. 19 accusers and his own bragging about being a predator hasn’t lessened the fervor of Donald Trump’s supporters—not even the female ones. Guess they’re okay with being “grabbed by the p*ssy". 😞

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luckranger71 · 51-55, M

This is absolutely spot on and applies to a whole host of issues beyond this one. I have little time for those who trendily and in a faux intellectual fashion complain that both parties are the same. The Democratic Party is far from perfect. In a system that can only produce two parties it covers a far wider range of beliefs than the GOP, which is essentially a white/Christian/nationalist party at this stage. Given that, disappointing various wings of the party is going to be inevitable when push comes to shove as to policy choices.

But anyone claiming the parties are the same is revealing their own privilege: those who feel the weight of governmental decisions: be they the woman seeking an abortion, those that rely on government assistance to make ends meet, the individual seeking redress for police brutality, the migrant, etc …feels the brunt of the policy differences between a conservative and a moderate federal administration.