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Applying the strongest interpretation of the argument in the article: there is some excessive behavior in the call out culture... but isn't this the same cultur
by rgbrenner 7y ago
Applying the strongest interpretation of the argument in the article: there is some excessive behavior in the call out culture... but isn't this the same culture that produced the Me Too movement? I think that has been a positive thing. The abusive incidents seem isolated, while the widespread movements seem overall positive.
I think Biden is electable... but his creepiness is real. If I went around (as a manager) touching people the way he does, I can only imagine the sexual harassment claims I would have to deal with. Sniffing womens hair? Giving them shoulder rubs? I don't see how behavior that would be grossly inappropriate in the workplace is somehow ok when your workplace is congress.
What really concerns me about Biden is that he doesn't seem serious about climate change or healthcare. It sounds very much like he just wants to punt the problems down the road like politicians have done in this country for so long. To him it might not matter much (he'll be dead before the bill comes due).. but I have another (maybe) 50 years. When are we planning to do something?
It's great that boomers solved some very real problems (as Biden mentioned) decades ago. Good job.. But there are still problems, and we cant just sit around being nostalgic about the past. Politicians should be judged for the solutions they bring to the problems we face today.
- inkydes 7y ago>Somehow ok when your workplace is congress Right? My eyes rolled at "the difference between exuberant human warmth and unwarranted sexual advances." An "unwanted" qualifier needs to go before "exuberant human warmth". I sincerely hope he understands THAT difference