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odinsblog:

And Donald Trump’s victims were also telling the truth. It does not matter that it took some of them years before finally coming forward. Women are understandably hesitant about coming forward, because they know how people will attack them, shame them, ridicule them, slander them, and eventually put them on trial, instead of their assaulter.

Soo many people who I once respected now sound like Republicans defending Brett Kavanaugh.

And remember, these survivors are going up against wealthy, powerful men who were well liked by the public: Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, Louis CK, Bill Clinton, R. Kelly, Jeffrey Epstein, Russell Simmons, Kevin Spacey, Matt Lauer, Charlie Rose, Brett Kavanaugh, Roman Polanski, Woody Allen, and so many more. There is often an age and inherent power difference. Many of these predators were in positions of authority over their victims. Do people not see how that difference might make someone have second, third, and fourth thoughts about reporting the person with the power to end not only your job, but your entire career? Doesn’t anyone remember the #WhyIDidntReport hashtag? It wasn’t that long ago. There are a million valid reasons why a survivor might wait before telling their story, or never tell.

This is not hard to understand.

And I didn’t support Trump’s victims just because Trump is a Republican and thought the accusations would hurt him. I believed them because the overwhelming majority of women do not make up sexual assault allegations.

If who you choose to believe depends on which political party you favor, then your so-called “feminism” is bullshit.

For years, Republicans have said that Democrats’ posturing on #MeToo and #YesAllWomen was nothing more than hypocrisy. That, if a Democrat were accused of the same thing Donald Trump and Brett Kavanaugh were accused of, they would doubt the woman and try to convince others that the election was more important.

And y'all just couldn’t wait to prove they were telling the truth, could you? I’ve seen four-year-olds doing the peepee dance who demonstrated more patience than you showed throwing rape survivors under the bus.