I doubt that anyone sending Ford postcards personally knows her from a can of paint. Same for Kavanaugh. I am praying for both. Seems to me, both sides are projecting their own experiences onto the accuser and the accused. Feeling a general sympathy for victims of sexual assault and general feelings of sympathy for people whose reputations have been destroyed by false accusations do not automatically translate into an obligation to believe either party. Moreover, it is possible to believe Ford was sexually assaulted and believe Kavanaugh didn't do it. it is also possible to believe that a very awkward sexual encounter between two teenagers could be forgotten by one and wildly embellished by the faulty recall of the other. And it is even possible that one or both of them is/are lying to cover hidden motivations.
Nevertheless, I truly believe the judge has been put in the impossible situation of trying to refute a vague crime claimed by one and only one person who has identified herself as the victim. It is also possible but highly unlikely that any investigation will uncover anything new from 30 to 35 years ago and that calls for an indefinitely long investigation to find something that might not even exist is unreasonable. As for the other women who have come forward, to me, they are not credible. YMMV. And to see Senators reading meanings into the inside jokes and juvenile innuendos of a high-school yearbook as part of the confirmation process of a high official only reinforces, in my mind, is a very sad commentary on the state of our republic.
Nevertheless, I truly believe the judge has been put in the impossible situation of trying to refute a vague crime claimed by one and only one person who has identified herself as the victim. It is also possible but highly unlikely that any investigation will uncover anything new from 30 to 35 years ago and that calls for an indefinitely long investigation to find something that might not even exist is unreasonable. As for the other women who have come forward, to me, they are not credible. YMMV. And to see Senators reading meanings into the inside jokes and juvenile innuendos of a high-school yearbook as part of the confirmation process of a high official only reinforces, in my mind, is a very sad commentary on the state of our republic.
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