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Originally Posted by clairerobin
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Yeah I agree. It's a situation where it's constantly brought to the forefront in order for it to change. But then it ends up appearing bigger and worse than it needs to be. For some younger females it may appear to be something to be really indignant and personally outraged by, constantly. And it happens at a time in their life when they haven't developed a broader perspective. So it seems massive to them. I tried to provide my daughter with some perspective, since many women think if you don't believe Ford, that means you are on Kavanaugh's side. I don't have a side. I think it's possible to not have a side, even if I don't see Ford's testimony as believable. I actually think there are no sides, we invent them and then choose sides. Then we have a world divided in yet another way.
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Yes, I agree with what you are saying, all of it. Yes, when someone has a problem with Ford's lack of facts it is automatically assumed that person has taken a side, and in this situation a political side. IMHO, the need for each victim to find a way to regain self empowerment is being "hijacked" for political reasons and I find that very disturbing. For myself, I can find that triggering in that to me it's too much like "grooming". It's unfortunate in that human history most definitely shows us "it works" and that human beings are extremely malleable. It seems that human beings have always been drawn to having "sides" and X vs Y. All our current technology is being used that way too. I personally think it's too much and it's hard when the very way our society has grown to have to use this technology is also something that makes society vulnerable too.