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Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#256601: Oct 4th 2018 at 6:36:38 PM

Wait, hold on, I feel like we're focusing on the wrong part of this story. 'Doxxing several Senators on Wikipedia during the hearing'? What were the senators doing on Wikipedia during the hearing?

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#256602: Oct 4th 2018 at 6:39:26 PM

From the edit list being absolutely childish.

Oh really when?
RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#256603: Oct 4th 2018 at 6:45:03 PM

@Gilphon: The doxxing was done on Wikipedia; the Senators weren't accessing Wikipedia at the time.

It's been fun.
PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#256604: Oct 4th 2018 at 6:45:14 PM

Apparently, people in our government vandalizing Wikipedia is a known and recurring problem.

Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#256605: Oct 4th 2018 at 6:47:22 PM

In Letter to Trump, House Democrats promise to investigate Brett Kavanaugh's perjury if confirmed

Good for them, if Kavanaugh is confirmed I hope they drag him and by extension the Republican Party through the mud.

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#256606: Oct 4th 2018 at 6:50:12 PM

[up][up]Yeah, that is strange.

[up]Granted, I wonder if this will rile up the republican for onces since it feel this have being the most direct confrontation between the parties since trumo have being president, this movement is the closet that can be interpretated as "dem make it political!"

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#256607: Oct 4th 2018 at 6:51:28 PM

Yeah, I appreciate that, but I can't help but feel like they're just giving room to spin that as 'Democrats promise to interfere with duly appointed SCOTUS judge if they steal midterms'.

It's been fun.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#256608: Oct 4th 2018 at 6:51:59 PM

One of the sickest things about Kavanaugh is that there's a chance he genuinely doesn't believe he's a rapist despite what he's done. He may very well be like those college guys in one study who were willing to admit to committing rape as long as the word "rape" wasn't actually used in the questioning.

Disgusted, but not surprised
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#256609: Oct 4th 2018 at 6:52:10 PM

[up][up][up][up][up] To the point there was a Twitter bot showing any changes made by IPs from Congressional buildings.

The account has been suspended due to inadvertently showing the doxxing.

Edited by tclittle on Oct 4th 2018 at 8:51:55 AM

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#256610: Oct 4th 2018 at 7:00:34 PM

[up][up]I think one point people kinda seen to forget about rape is that is in a way a socia l crime as a legal one: a rapist is pretty much a form of "degenerate" which is why people stay away for it: is something that change you from the inside in a way, not surprise the right have blame gays,lesbians,transexual,etc of it.

IN this way rape is not just "she said, he said" but rather a reputation vs reputation clash which it kinda affect white male collage people because they refer to each other by it, since all the intents to shut down any investigation.

After all, a argument I have seen oven and over is the idea of the false alegation and also that ford can destroy brett reputation, is intersting phenomenon...so to speak.

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#256611: Oct 4th 2018 at 7:04:57 PM

The issue is that rape, much like racism, has come to be associated with a certain stereotype. That only a monster could be a rapist or a racist.

A racist is someone who goes around in a white hood carrying a burning cross and looking for black people to hang.

A rapist is someone who skulks in alleyways with a knife looking to grab unsuspecting defenseless young women.

Anyone who doesn't fit those obviously villainous stereotypes? Well, they can't possibly be a rapist or a racist, right?

This is also why it's so damn hard to get people to acknowledge white privilege.

Edited by M84 on Oct 4th 2018 at 10:05:26 PM

Disgusted, but not surprised
StarOutlaw Since: Nov, 2010
#256612: Oct 4th 2018 at 7:06:46 PM

It's starting to feel like we can't treat these dregs as anything other than the enemy. I'm not comfortable saying that, but I'm tired of giving them any benefit of the doubt just because they're fellow Americans only to have them get away with this kind of injustice over and over. There is no working together, save for something dire like disaster relief, and even then just look at PR.

The American Civil War never really ended, it just became a culture war that's been been fought for over a century. It has always been between the same two sides, and it's always been about who can convince the population what is right and wrong. Hell, I'd even say that this is a war that's been fought all over the globe for much longer, but I'm getting too philosophical.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#256613: Oct 4th 2018 at 7:11:16 PM

"That only a monster could be a rapist or a racist."

Kinda but is diferent, with racism we though as crime born mostly in ignorance, that only misguided or fools engage in it to cover uo their defiency, rape on the other hand always carry that conontation os dirtiness and otherness.

You can said rape is a way men have being shaming other men, specially when it come to race and the conontation of "defiling" and "soaling" the pureness of women by their otherness.

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
SciFiSlasher from Absolutely none of your business. Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#256614: Oct 4th 2018 at 7:11:48 PM

Orrin Hatch tells female protesters to "grow up."

"Somehow the hated have to walk a tightrope, while those who hate do not."
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#256615: Oct 4th 2018 at 7:12:38 PM

A big part of why things are the way they are now is because one of the two major political parties, the Democratic Party, is no longer as much of a white man's club as the other party. The GOP and the Democratic Party used to be able to find common ground and some civility back when they had the mutual understanding that white straight men should always be at the top no matter what.

But the Democratic Party has been shifting away from that, and the GOP is not taking it well.

GOP: What happened to you, Democratic Party? You used to be cool.

Democratic Party: I grew up. Maybe you should too.

GOP: No! I don't wanna grow up!

[up][up]The point is that the stereotype of the rapist or racist is such that it conveniently excludes a lot of less obvious racist and rapist actions.

Edited by M84 on Oct 4th 2018 at 10:13:40 PM

Disgusted, but not surprised
Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#256616: Oct 4th 2018 at 7:13:40 PM

Yeah, I appreciate that, but I can't help but feel like they're just giving room to spin that as 'Democrats promise to interfere with duly appointed SCOTUS judge if they steal midterms'.

Honestly, this line of thought leads to madness, the Republicans can and will try to spin anything we can do. So the options are either do nothing or do something and push through their pearl-clutching, I know what I prefer smile

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#256617: Oct 4th 2018 at 7:14:54 PM

A Democratic candidate can't sneeze without the GOP latching on to it as proof that the candidate is unqualified.

Disgusted, but not surprised
StarOutlaw Since: Nov, 2010
#256618: Oct 4th 2018 at 7:18:29 PM

Then dems might as well use that to their advantage and promise to fight pube licker corruption at every corner. Stop pretending things are still civil.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#256619: Oct 4th 2018 at 7:19:53 PM

[up][up]Sure, I just saying this move is very capable of being spin that way.

M84: I will said that it also have with dems and rep growing more separe each day by ideology and values, the rep have always being suspect of dems growing socialism stand even when all said and done, is very very veyr mild socialism(and thank goodness for that).

And the thing about rape....you know? I will said this in the media and art thread since it better suit for it.

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
MrAHR Ahr river from ಠ_ಠ Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: A cockroach, nothing can kill it.
Ahr river
#256620: Oct 4th 2018 at 8:59:02 PM

Anti-Conor Lamb ads have returned to targeting me. Must be midterm season.

Read my stories!
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#256621: Oct 4th 2018 at 10:14:19 PM

Regarding the Wikipedia edits, I think they were done by an intern not a senator/representative itself?

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#256622: Oct 4th 2018 at 10:16:23 PM

Yep, it was an intern for a Rep. Who got fired for it.

This is barely even a molehill.

Edited by M84 on Oct 5th 2018 at 1:16:05 AM

Disgusted, but not surprised
TheWanderer Student of Story from Somewhere in New England (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
Student of Story
#256623: Oct 4th 2018 at 10:31:56 PM

At a rally Trump lied and claimed that the FBI found that Ford mad eup her story entirely, and encouraged the crowd to chant "lock her up" about Ford.

Scumbag in Chief.

| Wandering, but not lost. | If people bring so much courage to this world...◊ |
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#256624: Oct 4th 2018 at 10:33:37 PM

See M84's signature. It's amazing how many bases that covers at this point.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#256625: Oct 4th 2018 at 10:58:33 PM

Trump rallies are horrifying degenerate cesspools.

Disgusted, but not surprised

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