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WATCH: Betsy DeVos Answers Questions on Sexual Assault

MattClark0995

January 18, 2017

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2G_1i4h9S0

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Title	WATCH: Betsy DeVos Answers Questions on Sexual Assault
Author	MattClark0995
Upvotes	14
Comments	13
Date	January 18, 2017 2:10 AM UTC (9 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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[–]EricAllonde 10 points11 points12 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

[–]Tedesche 2 points3 points4 points 9 years ago (11 children) | Copy Link

[–]ayumuuu 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (8 children) | Copy Link

[–]Tedesche 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (7 children) | Copy Link

Yes, but this is just standard practice in politics at this point. Everyone does it, doesn't matter which side of the political aisle you're on. And everyone accuses their opponents of doing it, and brushes off accusations from the other side that they do it. There is a logic behind it, but that logic does not involve an aim at honest discourse; the goal is sociopolitical manipulation (or "politics"). Any honest discussion that occurs between politicians these days happens quite decidedly off-camera. What we see is largely just a manufactured image, which the speaker thinks will influence the public in the way s/he wants. There's no honesty at all here.

And while I am certainly no fan of DeVos, the man questioning her in the clip goes on at length about the law he helped get passed, going into an unnecessary amount of detail about it. Why? To fill up airtime with his own narrative. DeVos was assuredly aware of the legislation, she needed no primer on it; what he did was essentially just a commercial for himself and his point of view.

If the situation were reversed, and it was a Democrat being nominated and questioned by a Republican, the Republican would've asked, "Do you believe people accused of sexual assault on college campuses deserve greater due process protections than they are currently afforded?" And the Democrat would have replied, "I believe all people accused of crimes deserve a fair trial." And the Republican would have said, "That's not what I asked, answer my question specifically," and the Democrat would have repeated their prior statement with slightly different wording, while smiling like a fucking mannequin.

It's a fucking act, and both sides are engaging in it. There are differences between Republican vs. Democrat political strategies (e.g. Republicans engage in gerrymandering way more than Democrats), but question-dodging isn't one of them. That tactic is pretty much universally employed at this point; it's practically a no-brainer of politicking, something one learns in Politics 101.

[–]bufedad 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link

[–]MattClark0995[S] 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link

[–]Tedesche 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

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[–]MattClark0995[S] -1 points0 points1 point 9 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

Actually if you weren't such a partisan you would admit that your side (Democrats) were gerrymandering in the 90s. Here's a smug New York Times article patting themselves on the back about how screwed Republicans were in the House - because of gerrymandering.

The far left NYT is now angry that Republicans are doing the same thing Democrats did in the 90s. Not our fault that we are getting some payback and better at it than your side is.

Also btw there is no reason (in terms of pandering/votes) for why Republicans would go against a policy cherished by Dems and feminists. They are doing it because they see it as wrong to young men in college.

You're so far to the left that you refuse to see it any other way. They're both the same dammit, THEY'RE BOTH THE SAME!!!! Even though we've seen 8~ years of that not being true.

I would like you to try to explain this though. If reps and dems are the same on this issue why is it only Liberal controlled states which are passing anti-male, due-process trampling rape policies? NY, CA, MA, CT, and NJ are the states which have passed some version of preponderance of evidence and/or affirmative consent.

Please do tell?

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