He was a Democratic Party star. Now a former girlfriend accuses him of emotional injury, turning the case into a test among liberals: Where to draw the line between a messy relationship and an abusive one. With @fstockman.
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Just dropped: Our piece on allegations against Congressman Keith Ellison. https://nyti.ms/2NssrUO
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I imagine this case hits home for a lot of women (and men). I'll be interested to read your comments.
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Some of the comments on our story so far: "Mr. Ellison seems to have a very bad pattern in his relationships with women. And I'm willing to accept Ms. Monahan's allegations as true. But that doesn't necessarily mean he's an abuser."
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"Grew up in a home with extreme emotional abuse directed at my mother and all the children ...This broadening of the term abuse and also overuse of the word assault minimizes the experience that survivors have had."
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"This is all so confusing. Who to believe? Who to support? On one hand is a charismatic black Muslim progressive - but a man. And on the other hand is a bevy of progressive female activists."
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"Until more solid evidence or another significant corroboration is revealed, I am withholding my judgement. A contentious relationship should not ruin a reputation."
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"Sorry..pulling a woman out of bed against her will while cursing at her is both physical and emotional abuse. No way around that."
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Her story, the way she describes him in the details, is classic narc behavior. In that, he will not ever see himself at fault. In his mind he did nothing wrong.
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#NarcissisticAbuse The Times Piece may have just set#NarcissisticAbuse victim blaming back a decade. I'd do good to repost it with a "Trigger Warning". Karen articulates the facts very well.@keithellison even presents as feigning compassion "Shes still in my thoughts" - 1 more reply
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This is one of several times I mention the abuse that cures to Keith. This was sent in Dec 2017. It was mentioned before and after this text. I wanted to do restorative justice.pic.twitter.com/D5udXadcBZ
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Victim blaming elicits the desire to defend and or validate ourselves. Just a continuation of
#NarcissistcAbuse that we see every day.
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