Some of us rely on the very entitlements that are being currently shredded by the GOP. It is literally life and death for many people, and the desire to not wait until Dems retake the chambers before engaging in a purge that the GOP will never partake in strikes me, personally, as cold, selfish and very short-sighted.

I think the opposite will happen. Franken’s resignation will serve as precedent for Moore.

We cannot be the party of accountability unless we actually practice it.

I can’t wait for the DNC to dump the likes of your garbage politics as its reborn. Principles aren’t pawns to be sacrificed in a political game of chess.

Because here’s the thing... the moral high ground doesn’t fucking matter. Its about doing the right thing, because its the right thing to do.

The upside of not having Franken in the Senate is not having Franken in the Senate. He wasn’t an asset.

Maybe something happened to him or a close friend of his that makes him much more suspicious of any accuser.

Can I ask why you seem to inherently assume bad faith on his part?

And people throw a fit when you correctly point out that the Democrats are a centrist party.

With all respect, that isn’t what Tycho said...

There’s a constant push and pull, and everyone is different. It really took me a very long time to come to terms with what I want (a partner who is dominant, controlling and aggressive... to the point where to most people it would probably look like abuse) and that has led me into bad situations I’m trying to get…

There is a big difference internally to me between regrettable one night stands, and the one time I was raped, but I honestly don’t know how apparent that was on the outside.

I’d just say that “silence” is greatly welcomed when someone is used to being gaslit and questioned and yelled at for trying to address issues.

This hits home, and was a really good thing for me to read this morning.

There’s an honest anxiety that should be taken seriously. If we want people to be better, we have to also allow them space to process, work their shit and do better.

“where it seems almost accepted as part of the culture (“oh they’re just like that”, an expectation presence in LGBT+ club/bar means you’re automatically up for it).” NO. Just stop. Rape/assault/harassment is not part of gay culture, let alone lesbian culture.

Years earlier a gay man that I worked with told me about the time at a club where he was dragged into a toilet cubicle by a random stranger, without consent. Although there was no explicit consent, that was his thing, so he didn’t see it as an issue.

the pressure not to name names or call out inappropriate behaviour and cause a “fuss” “because we need to stick together” was horrifying.

Wait. He can see his own dick?

The election is over. If you want to scold people about voting, start working on some of the 2018 midterms. Anything else is just hot air.