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In reply to the discussion: Everyone Seems to Be in a Big Hurry to Write Off Sen. Franken. Why? [View all]The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,686 posts)and are therefore willing to sacrifice some of our best people on the altar of Better Than The Other Side. Some people are so invested in the concept that women always tell the truth about sexual misconduct that they'll naively assume no ratfucking could possibly occur in connection with such incidents and that nobody could possibly have an agenda. Afraid of seeming unconcerned about or complicit in the sexual abuse of women (which nobody doubts is real and pervasive), there are some liberals who would rather throw one of our most effective senators under the Big Liberal Bus of Righteousness than consider the possibility that the claims, especially those made anonymously, might not be accurate and might be motivated by something other than fair outrage about harassment.