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In reply to the discussion: Elephant in the Room: Falsely accusing black men of rape is an old tactic, especially in the South [View all]EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)And I, too, am troubled by much of what I'm reading - especially from those who just a couple of days ago were all about not jumping to conclusions, not punishing someone for something that happened years ago, bending over backwards to give the benefit of the doubt, being willing to look the other way in order to protect a Democrat even if they did something awful, etc. - at least if that terrible awful was racism.
But now, all of a sudden, where a young black man with no history of any such behavior is accused of sexual assault without any evidence supporting the claim, these same folks have pivoted back to zero tolerance.
It's disgusting. And very transparent. And it makes me fear for my party and my country because it's obvious there are some real issues here that haven't been recognized, much less addressed.