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A message to all sane Republicans:
He pardoned 1,600 violent criminals.
You said nothing.
He bulldozed the East Wing.
You said nothing.
He interfered with the release of the Epstein files. You said nothing.
He took over the Kennedy Center and renamed it after himself. You said nothing.
He accepted a $400 million airplane as a personal gift. You said nothing.
He threatened Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Greenland, Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil. You said nothing.
He tariffed just about everyone but Russia, causing inflation and instability worldwide. You said nothing.
He attacked a nation during mediated negotiations. You said nothing.
His ill-conceived war killed 175 children on day one. You said nothing.
He alienated and insulted our allies. You said nothing.
His ICE Army terrorized and murdered U.S. citizens. You said nothing.
He committed murder on the high seas. You said nothing.
He co-opted the Justice Department and directed it to prosecute his political enemies. You said nothing.
Itβs time to start talking.
@RediTlhabi Beautifully explained!!!
Maybe this chap is incapable of having an awesome friendship with a woman, and this thinks woman are incapable of having platonic friendships!
Let's talk about this. I too come to you in peace..I'm inviting you to sincerely confront your words, attitude and truly reflect. I appreciate you coming back and sharing your thinking. You made yourself vulnerable and opened space for engagement. I appreciate it. But here is my robust enquiry.
I am Brian's wife. He is my husband, the ONLY man to whom I ever want to be married. Why should he struggle to "tolerate" me taking a picture, a celebratory picture with a man that I have known professionally for years and like? What does it mean when colleagues, friends, fellow runners, take pictures with each other? Why should I not feel and capture the joy of seeing someone I like and respect? Why would a spouse struggle with that? By the way, I took MANY pictures that day. Were they all flirtations or just this one?
Your language is also problematic: "majority of us men can hardly handle such." That is a big problem for us women. Why are you fragile and so insecure? And the word "such." What is "such?" A picture? Not hidden but taken spontaneously at a public event? You generalize a lot instead of owning your own dysfunction. I know Makashule. I've interviewed him many times. Why would you interpret a picture as a flirtation?
The only problem here is insecurity. These insecurities lead to controlling behavior, accusations, fights, broken relationships and in many cases, emotional and physical abuse. What must women do with their warm, old and respectful relationships with childhood friends, kind classmates, colleagues, mentors? Pretend they don't know them and put superficial boundaries because men like you are constantly sexualizing them? And the idea that a woman can just bump into a man she knows, quickly and spontaneously and without blinking, she's just ready to be sexual, is disgusting and disrespectful. What makes you think women are wired that way and have no respect for themselves and their relationships?
Another reality. Brian has his own, warm and beautiful relationships with colleagues, friends with whom he goes way back, neighbours. Men and women too. He hugs them and supports them when they need him. The mutual affection between him and his own village is beautiful to watch. Must I scratch those womens' eyes out because they know Brian in a different context and have immense respect and affection for him? Must they suppress it because the wife can't cope with the fact that her man has a normal and healthy reaction to people that he likes?
You need to do some work on your view of women as pieces of meat who are just ready to give it up to any guy who walks past. It is precisely these thoughts that lead to abusive words and actions. Please reflect. Thank you for the tone of your engagement..it was not rude and ugly. I I hope you also see my response as an urgent desire to challenge your attitude and hopefully lead to better and healthier approaches to relationships.