The Franken piece is confusing. Reporting has Franken's defenders saying he could be a mean arrogant jerk and had a longstanding habit of kissing women without asking, which made many uncomfortable- but somehow reaches the conclusion that the allegations were unfair/unfounded?
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It seems obvious that if it had happened later in the
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cycle, Franken would have gotten away with it. I guess reasonable people can disagree over whether that would have been a fairer outcome. It's certainly true that some who did worse were punished less.1 reply 0 retweets 3 likesShow this thread -
Knowing all the lives and careers of women ruined by sexual harassment, I just can't muster any special concern for poor Al Franken and his clinical depression. I wouldn't deprive him of the empathy and concern of his friends and family, but he's not important enough to get mine.
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Wow fuck, is clinical depression really his defense? I've struggled with depression literally my whole life and inappropriately touched exactly zero women. That boat won't hold water, chief.
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Not his defense, but part of a very sympathetic portrait. Exactly like you I was thinking “Yeah, a lot of people become clinically depressed. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. Why am I being asked to care particularly much about this person’s depression though?”
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