wallwalker: A man standing on the edge of a beach and looking up at a massive ringed planet and distant odd clouds (personal apocalypse)
I am beyond sick of how politics defines EVERYTHING in this country, even things that politics shouldn't have anything to do with at all.

The most recent example: Whether or not you think that someone who has abused a child should be punished for it shouldn't depend on what your political views are. And yet, that's exactly what's happening with the Duggar family. One side is yelling and shaming the guy, and the other side is responding with, "Stop it! God's forgiven him! And why didn't you say anything when Lena Durham was talking about abusing her sister in a book?" And I'm just sitting here mentally screaming, because it shouldn't matter about their politics, they should be punished appropriately for hurting children and their victims should get whatever help they need! That's just about being a decent human being, and there shouldn't be any debate about it!

(Okay, that's the only bit that should need a warning.

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I mean, when did everything in this country become partisan? I know it was always there, but I suppose I'd never realized just how severe and ever-present it was, when even the most basic and (I would think) undeniable things have become cause for a schism along party lines.

This system is unsustainable. If the political parties can't agree on something so basic as what I was saying above, then it's only a matter of time before the whole thing blows up.

Date: 2015-06-05 03:05 pm (UTC)From: [personal profile] mako_lies
mako_lies: Lebreau (Default)
This.

Date: 2015-06-05 07:57 pm (UTC)From: [personal profile] zhelana
zhelana: (Default)
Totally agree. I had to leave my politics message board that I've used for years because I couldn't handle the republicans screaming that it should be a family affair that he molested his sisters. NO IT SHOULDN'T - IT SHOULD BE A POLICE AFFAIR! Jesus! Sorry, you hit a trigger for me with this story haha now I'm all upset again. People are disgusting, and not just Josh Duggar, but everyone supporting him.

Date: 2015-06-05 08:25 pm (UTC)From: [personal profile] zhelana
zhelana: (Default)

No, because as soon as you mentioned sexual abuse and politics in the same sentence, I knew what it would be about. But i think I wanted to rant about the message board, so I read it anyway. lol. That is totally on me.

Date: 2015-06-06 05:43 pm (UTC)From: [personal profile] pegasuswrites
The Lena Durham thing really bothers me. Like, really really. Still, I don't like the way it's being handled by the media, or the comparisons that are being drawn between the Duggar case and what happened with Lena and her sister.

Also I wish though that Sarah Palin would ... not.

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