Men in general have always worked the odds with regards to females and other males. It's hard coded. Core logic. Women in-general and society at-large are the beneficiaries AND victims of these root proclivities. Yes, we denigrate women. We also open doors and carry the groceries too. Some of us can even fix the dryer, mend a torn garment, fix a booboo, prepare dinner and retrieve Mr. Mittens from under the house. Turns out Mr. was a Mrs. and we now have bunch of effin mittens! But I digress.
When thinking with the minor head, not much else makes sense. Back in the day [prehistoric] there was the very real and present danger of becoming dinner for a more agile and physically gifted beast, every day. Lions and tigers and bears, no shit! So the drive to procreate has and always will lead to awkward moments. Some even criminal. All are life changing. That said, it's only lately that we've become so cynical.
Now, I'm not advocating a return to the paterfamilias paradigm but rather giving a nod to all the good it has wrought while trying to atone for the stupid stuff. I don't see anything fair about the #metoo movement. I know it has to run its course and that maybe some good will come of it if only to clean out the cobwebs. But I keep hearing that echo. One of indecipherable shouts and something else, something metallic, tink tink tink, a ratcheting up. The sound getting louder as we move closer.
I see a blood bath where the insouciant will become victims of a New Inquisition. In my short time on Earth, I've seen the ugly side of a relationship that soured then blossomed into envy and retribution. If it were today, I could get a restraining order. But those were the good ol' days and I took things into my own hands. I called her mama.
So this is where I have to draw a line with the Kavenaugh excoriation. I don't doubt the woman's account of the situation she found herself in thirty years ago. But what I do doubt is her motivation and why now? Delayed catharsis? If Kavenaugh is cast down, and maybe he should be, will her hippocampus heal itself? That thing that she says bears the permanent impression of that night. If I were Kavenaugh, I'd call her, apologize and try my damndest to make amends.
For certain, Kavanaugh missed an opportunity. He missed the chance to give succor to the
aggrieved and call for a full investigation. To make his amends public. To set an example of what a judge on the highest court should look
like. His chance to be level-headed under
fire. Instead he ended up whining about
it on Fox like a little bitch. A proud day for ferret faced fucks everywhere!
The question is, should all horny teenagers be publicly flogged for
their youthful indiscretions thirty years hence? If criminal, then heck
yes! I don't think there should ever be a statute of limitations on
rape. But that doesn't seem to be the case here. Traumatic for sure, but criminal? I know women that would have knee'd Kavanaugh in the balls and broke a lamp over his head while he was still on the floor in the fetal position. Mrs. Ford was scared and obviously scarred. Not everyone has the goods to overcome in the moment.
So what have we to work with when there's no evidence other than
hearsay and the possibility of false memory? When there is no clear physical damage and no corroboration nor
credible witness, only the earnest recollection from a poised and educated woman. Was there a crime? If the answer is yes, then all men should be
looking over their shoulders. There's a new and more agile beast in town.
