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In reply to the discussion: About Gillibrand and Franken - a letter, not mine. [View all]Trumpocalypse
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One is an Army veteran. I'm not prepared to call her, or any of the other 6 women, a liar without some evidence.
A big part of the Me Too movement is that women deserve to be believed. That can't be a convenient principle that we only apply to others and not our friends. So there are 7 women, other than Tweeden, who deserve respect until it can be proven they were lying.
I'm not saying that Franken is guilty or a bad person. Even if every allegation were true the worst anyone can say is that he was rude. That is nothing compared to people like Cosby or Weinstein. The problem was the timing. Had these allegations had not come out during the height of the Me Too movement, Franken would have likely survived. In the end, he got screwed by circumstance.