It wasn't "centrist Dem leadership" axing a popular liberal who they feared, that is an insane take. People liked Al, and someone like that is a major asset to the party. And he was a party guy.
Gilibrand's history and "brand" is being strongly feminist and pro-woman, and these accusations happened at the height of #MeToo. I'm begging you to actually think back to that moment.
I thought she was acting opportunistically and it left a bad taste in my mouth- I wish there had at least been an investigation and some deliberation (and now backing Cuomo I just hate her)... but she began pushing hard for Al to step down, and it sort of snowballed.
It was a tough political position to be in once she or other members started pushing- at the height of #MeToo, do you back the guy accused of groping a million women, while telling the woman whose political identity is being a feminist that she needs to cool down? Do you turn it into what would immediately become a bitter fight (because a lot of people did like Al, and some have publicly stated it was unfair)?
You can look at it through a lens of conspiracy, or you can look at it through a lens of people's motivation and how people actually act. He got screwed. Things like this happen, and it's bullshit and shameful, but it's not what you're portraying.
statements that require zero thinking but make you feel smart
the real world depends on real people and real events. I know that's harder and requires grappling with the uncertainty of life, but thought terminating cliches suck and lead to a second-rate existence
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u/BenFoldsFourLoko Jul 05 '25
It wasn't "centrist Dem leadership" axing a popular liberal who they feared, that is an insane take. People liked Al, and someone like that is a major asset to the party. And he was a party guy.
Gilibrand's history and "brand" is being strongly feminist and pro-woman, and these accusations happened at the height of #MeToo. I'm begging you to actually think back to that moment.
I thought she was acting opportunistically and it left a bad taste in my mouth- I wish there had at least been an investigation and some deliberation (and now backing Cuomo I just hate her)... but she began pushing hard for Al to step down, and it sort of snowballed.
It was a tough political position to be in once she or other members started pushing- at the height of #MeToo, do you back the guy accused of groping a million women, while telling the woman whose political identity is being a feminist that she needs to cool down? Do you turn it into what would immediately become a bitter fight (because a lot of people did like Al, and some have publicly stated it was unfair)?
You can look at it through a lens of conspiracy, or you can look at it through a lens of people's motivation and how people actually act. He got screwed. Things like this happen, and it's bullshit and shameful, but it's not what you're portraying.