A New Year’s plea to those who support the old regime

We are a nation of rules and the rules are boring. Embrace that. In times of difficulty, go with the boring option. When faced with a frightening crisis, tamp it down with ultra-boring moves. No matter what, stick with the rules.

I can’t avoid talking about Donald Trump but I’m going to make it brief. I know you don’t like him; neither do I. But let’s assume he’s only a politician. He’s not Hitler, Godzilla or the Beast of the Apocalypse—just a guy with a loud mouth and a desperate need for attention. Most Americans think of him that way.

This is not about him. It’s about you.

      • Varyk
        5·
        10 months ago

        In the article titled “Judge clarifies: Yes, Trump was found to have raped E. Jean Carroll”, the judge who presided over that case states in an interview:

        “The finding that Ms. Carroll failed to prove that she was ‘raped’ within the meaning of the New York Penal Law does not mean that she failed to prove that Mr. Trump ‘raped’ her as many people commonly understand the word ‘rape,’ ” Kaplan wrote.

        He added: “Indeed, as the evidence at trial recounted below makes clear, the jury found that Mr. Trump in fact did exactly that.”

        I know you’re just trying to be disingenuous and really find a way to support rape and excuse a rapist, but it’s not going to work.

        There was evidence, trump was found liable for rape, and he’s paying a civil settlement for committing rape.

        • Neuromancer@lemm.eeM
          17·
          10 months ago

          The judge is wrong. A civil trial cannot determine a criminal crime. Sounds like when this is appealed, this is a good ground to have the case overturned.

          The jury said she was not raped and to me, that is the end of the discussion.

          I agree with the jury. Guess you don’t like our legal system since you think the jury is wrong.

          • Varyk
            51·
            10 months ago

            The jury and judge agree that Trump committed what in new York is called “sexual assault” by violently forcing his hands inside Carroll’s vagina without consent.

            That is rape.

            Or are you just advocating your support for “invasive sexual assault”?

            You sound confused about what a convict is, since you keep using that word that does not apply here.

            When you are in a criminal case and are found responsible for a criminal act, you are given the title “convict”.

            When you are in a civil case, and you are found responsible for an act, you do not use the title “convict”, but use the term “liable”.

            The jury and judge looked at the evidence, decided Trump committed rape, and in a civil case, found him liable for what in a couple of states, including New York, must be defined as “sexual assault” instead of rape.

            The judge went out of his way to clarify that Trump did commit rape, since violently forcing your hand inside someone without their consent is rape.

            • Neuromancer@lemm.eeM
              26·
              10 months ago

              The jury and judge agree that Trump committed what in new York is called “sexual assault” by violently forcing his hands inside Carroll’s vagina without consent.

              The jury said it was not rape.

              https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/05/09/trump-liable-sexual-abuse/

              The jury answered “No” to the question “Did Ms. Carroll Prove, by a preponderance of evidence, that Mr. Trump raped Ms. Carroll,”

              Because Trump was not convicted of a crime, it is not accurate to say that he is “a convicted sexual abuser.”

              I like how you keep trying to explain it when you don’t understand it.

              The jury said no. End of case. Even if they had said yes, it is still improper to say he’s a rapist since as snopes explains, that would be false.

              So have a good night

              • Varyk
                32·
                10 months ago

                The jury said yes to the legal NY definition of sexual assault, also known as rape.

                The jury was not allowed to use the word “rape” in their findings because rape only refers to penises in New York.

                The jury and judge agreed that he did violently force his hand inside Carroll’s vagina, which is rape, definitively.

                It is weird that you’re supporting sexual assault, battery and defamation, and the jury and judge made it very clear that trump is responsible for rape.

                trump is a rapist.

                  • Varyk
                    32·
                    10 months ago

                    Providing the facts is not an L.

                    You’re agreeing with me:

                    The civil liability you keep referencing, that Trump committed “sexual assault” by forcing his hand inside Carol’s vagina without her consent, is rape.

                    trump is a rapist.