2. We've seen in Trump era not just asymmetric polarization but also asymmetric accountability. Trump & other GOP pols & bigwigs get away with outrageous stuff while lesser Dems offenses get punished. "But her emails," in short.
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3. There are divergent ways to handle asymmetric polarizations. Dems could say double standards means we should also go partisan & defend our miscreants against all evidence (i.e. no standards > double standards).
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4. Or Democrats could say double standards is the price for upholding accountability. In other words, better double standards than no standards at all. More here:https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/cuomo-harassment-double-standard/ …
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Franken also should have resigned and was very happy to do so to prevent further investigations into his conduct
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He was most definitely not happy to do so and was pleading for any actual investigation to happen. This revisionism really needs to stop.
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Decent morality doesn’t give a shit who wins votes.
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This argument is disgusting. It's not a "sacrifice" to "demonstrate virtue", it's taking active steps toward making workplaces a place where all people can exist safely. How incredibly offensive to dismiss trying to protect actual people from real harm as "demonstrating virtue".
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"scandal" is certainly one way to characterize murdering 14,000+ people in nursing homes
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The difference is that Cawthorn did not engage in the alleged behavior while serving in public office.
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As we used to say in my debating days, that is a difference without a distinction.
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