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In reply to the discussion: Eight myths about Assange [View all]riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)Do you believe its okay for women to have to give up their own authority as to their sexual experiences and let the state decide for them?
Are you okay with the US government telling you whether your last bout of sex was legal or not? And deciding that it's illegal and prosecuting your partner over your objection?
Do you think women should be okay with relinquishing their rights to self-determine their own sexual decisions? Or is a paternalistic, patriarchal state that decides these things for you okay?
Because ultimately the case against Assange rests on these questions.
The women in these cases have said there's been no rape. They are going to be subjected to a rape trial (and the attendant horrors) against their will. Its bad enough when women are motivated to do this. Its misogynistic voyeuristic sick to force anyone to do this unwillingly.