I have written this article to ask a serious question. When the Roy Moore Sexual Assault allegations came out, so many of us were quick to attack Moore for his conduct. We criticised him, we attacked him, and we derided him for what he did, and rightfully so. I believe that he should be in prison for what he did, not in Washington DC.
However, when the Al Franken allegations came out, so many of us were quick to do the complete opposite, the very thing that we accuse Republicans and Conservatives of doing: blame the victim.
While Leanne Tweeden may be a Trump supporter, she is a human being just like the rest of us, and being right-wing doesn’t make your allegations untrue. She deserves our respect regardless of her political views, and I say shame on everyone who has discredited her story just because the person she accused was an established Democrat.
If we really want to win in 2018, I say we stop playing into the Republican’s playbook, and make the effort to move towards a stronger, more equal society.