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''This is the problem though: If Donald Trump is the standard by which everybody else is judged, by definition nobody can be unqualified. The standards have been set so low that the bar currently resides at the molten core of the earth.''
Some folks would call that hell. I would tend to agree.
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He needs his kind around him. And anyone who dares think they are better - Joni Ernst, defender of warrior women who have been sexually assaulted- will cower in fear and relinquish any dignity they ever had.
He broke her.
I think she really is afraid. She showed her reluctance in December and was worked over.
I have been put in some tough spots in my career and my response was to continue to do what's right even if I lost my job, but everyone is not built the same.
Broken manifests itself differently for each and every one of us. I'm disappointed in her, but I pity her as well.
Sera Bella, I am sorry I can't pity Ernst. She was a military person who had to face the toughness of our military training etc. She should have the guts to face an inept, ignorant old man who blusters and bellows, but is really nothing. If she is so fearful, why did she not get the FBI involved or some other law enforcement to track down anyone who is threatening her? She could have reported Trump. It may not have fixed things, but at least some people would know what was being done to her and…
I respect your view. Being in the military does not necessarily translate to being morally tough. People capitulate for a lot of reasons, in fact, I remember my military sisters reminding me the majority of people are weak. I'm not here to defend her. I just think her decision making shows she is broken.
AND I can relate to being in a male dominated environment with men who didn't respect verbal nor physical boundaries.
Again, I made different choices. As a person who defended personal rights, I can't condemn people from making different ones from myself.