Hear me out. We already had a lot of public info on his treatment of women. But I think normalizing old leaked audio has long-term dangers.
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This appears to have given the GOP establishment the excuse they needed to cut bait. But he was already clearly destined to lose.. bigly.
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Does leaked audio--recorded without consent--have a place? Yes. Especially if it's political views: Romney & Clinton's fundraiser comments.
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Did the private conversation reveal something that an honest assessment of decades of public behavior did not? Not sure it passes that bar.
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I understand. But as you know the perception that this is scandalous because he didn't realize he was being recorded gives it legs.
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This is a good argument for publishing it: women who did not think they would be believed may come forward.https://twitter.com/mcclure111/status/784560370396585988 …
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@petergowen@mcclure111 that's what happened w/Cosby - created common knowledge, prompted others to come fwd http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/21/upshot/bill-cosbys-sudden-fall-explained-sociologically.html …1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
There's that. But also our norms have changed with time. What was shrugged 10-20 years ago isn't.
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With Cosby, it was also people (a comedian) bringing it up. But yes, coming forward comes in cascades.
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