To be fair...the "one of them that is a Republican", isn't just a Republican...she's a Republican activist / influencer. This is not the kind of person anyone should be taking at face value, given the nature of the Republican influencer economy. They are all paid to lie. That's their entire business model. Nothing about it is authentic or genuine.

That being said, this latest accuser isn't any of that. She actually came with real receipts, and doesn't seem to have any obvious financial incentive to lie. It's unfortunate that Planter is who he is, because from a purely policy-based perspective...we do need more like him. It's just really disappointing that he came with all the other, unforgivable baggage.

Patriarchy is a hell of a drug.

I thought he was too good to be true the first time I saw him. And for what it's worth, this latest woman isn't a Republican. She told politico in their story that she was torn between platner's politics and his behavior when considering coming forward.

About half of the fervolity on the left is synthetic. There are multiple groups actively trying to divide the left using plant influencers and vast botnets of ai commenters. They sow division and outrage.

It's cognitive dissonance plain and simple. Doesn't matter whether a republican or Democrat does it. Someone with a needed political message turns out to be a predator. It is not easy to square and so they lash out and victim blame or double down on their support.

~~Jesse~~ BadmanDan, what the fuck are you talking about?