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Parting shot—a word from the editors
The Best Definition of Donald Trump We Have Found
In his zeal to prove to his antagonists in the War Party that he is as bloodthirsty as their champion, Hillary Clinton, and more manly than Barack Obama, Trump seems to have gone “play-crazy” — acting like an unpredictable maniac in order to terrorize the Russians into forcing some kind of dramatic concessions from their Syrian allies, or risk Armageddon.However, the “play-crazy” gambit can only work when the leader is, in real life, a disciplined and intelligent actor, who knows precisely what actual boundaries must not be crossed. That ain’t Donald Trump — a pitifully shallow and ill-disciplined man, emotionally handicapped by obscene privilege and cognitively crippled by white American chauvinism. By pushing Trump into a corner and demanding that he display his most bellicose self, or be ceaselessly mocked as a “puppet” and minion of Russia, a lesser power, the War Party and its media and clandestine services have created a perfect storm of mayhem that may consume us all.— Glen Ford, Editor in Chief, Black Agenda Report
Ah yes, Catherine Deneuve in her little black leather dress. So chic. So unaware. Was it the french who created foie gras? Little bit of sadistic pleasure must be preserved. It is not puritanism to respect a woman’s right to remain free from groping. just as little bit of animal abuse is not good… Just as it does not matter if a woman is wealthy or poor…. being hit on ala trump style of groping is not wanted…. not fun and not harmless to clumsy flirtation. It is an abuse of power intended to humiliate and keep women in their… Read more »
Nice liberal comments from the French theatre booboisie who like their US counterparts are better at imitating life (via Erasmus, who criticized theoretical dogmatism) than facing reality. Accustomed by their doctrinaire philosophy which allows for very little if any deviation at all, the trusty Trotskies will trot out their nonsense about a fictional hatred between men and women being fostered by the #metoo movement. Oh well, just transpose woman with black and see what you get. Discrimination does not stop at the door of Tiffany’s or of Bonwit Teller’s, women anywhere and everywhere partake of the same fate, of being… Read more »
Yeah, I was groped on the subway when I was 12 years old. I remember it, but it doesn’t affect my life every day. I had at least one man I can remember expose himself to me on the subway. Oh well. I was asked out more than once by guys I wasn’t interested in. And I was unpleasantly followed by more than one person who was interested in me. But I sure don’t equate my experiences with the real sexual abuse many women suffer, be it rape or harassment in the workplace. (And not always just grown women.) MeToo… Read more »
Being groped is not a badge of honor…. Your cases indicates anonymous offenders….
In cases where a job and livelihood may be denied for rejecting advances, being groped becomes an issue of power, domination and part of the reason you are receiving lower wages than your male counterparts…. Patriarchy doles out it privileges to men as it gropes women to keep them in their place.
You seem to accept being groped as given…. it should not be. It is a bid deal and represents much more than having your personal space invaded…
Tormels, It is great that you were strong enough to shrug aside being groped…. Many women are not…. Neither you nor they should have been subjected to this invasion of your personal space. Groping as described in #METOO are all too often intended to control and humiliate and all too often go on to become full fledged assaults. No woman should have to endure this infringement on the grounds that ‘boys will be boys’. It is great that many are finding the voice to tell their stories & that their stories have cause some of the most offensive offenders to… Read more »