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snot

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7. I care greatly about allegations like these, but

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 03:14 PM

Mar 17

I am so over the rule that says if anyone did anything bad, we have to cancel them, no matter how wonderful their contributions in other areas.

Can we please grow up and realize that humans are never either purely good or purely evil? Would anyone here really have wanted Pres. Clinton removed from office for accepting an extramarital blowjob?

I feel that we've too often allowed someone's failings to be used to remove them from history or from areas in which they could still be very helpful.

I don't care where human progress comes from; I don't care where the news comes from; all I care about is, is it genuinely helpful or informative?

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Mar 17 OP

Are all men involved in this BS behavior? Ritabert Mar 17 #1

Way too many of us are EdmondDantes_ Mar 17 #4

Good points. Ritabert Mar 17 #10

It seems more likely with powerful men but I don't know for sure Redleg Mar 17 #5

I was groped on the Boston subway until he got an elbow in the ribs. Ritabert Mar 17 #13

Someone unknown said something and they're changing their plans? Seems crazy. David__77 Mar 17 #2

It isn't one person... LeftInTX Mar 17 #19

The moves that the UFW and other orgs are making indicate that there's fire behind the smoke they see. They're not WhiskeyGrinder Mar 17 #20

Not saying it's not true, but what's the evidence, Chasstev365 Mar 17 #3

He died over 30 years ago. W_HAMILTON Mar 17 #6

Maybe seeing the calls across the country to hold Epstein perpetrators accountable? WhiskeyGrinder Mar 17 #8

Is he an Epstein perpetrator? W_HAMILTON Mar 17 #11

Not that I know of, why? WhiskeyGrinder Mar 17 #14

Maybe some victims came forward after all this Epstein stuff came out. Ritabert Mar 17 #15

I care greatly about allegations like these, but snot Mar 17 #7

I'm not a fan of, say, elementary schools being named after someone who has assaulted children. We can do better than WhiskeyGrinder Mar 17 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Ritabert Mar 17 #17

molesting just one kid is okay, but more than one is not? WhiskeyGrinder Mar 17 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Ritabert Mar 18 #27

From the UFW Foundation: WhiskeyGrinder Mar 18 #29

That seems to be a lot to ask of this society, these days. OldBaldy1701E Mar 18 #25

Look at it another way, though. yardwork Mar 18 #28

Smear anyone who did anything good for labor. BlueTsunami2018 Mar 17 #12

repukes will clutch their pearls Skittles Mar 17 #16

The foundation cancelled our local march about a month ago due to a "sensitive issue". LeftInTX Mar 17 #18

Edited because l posted originally BEFORE Raine Mar 18 #22

Being held to account isn't being "cancelled " obamanut2012 Mar 18 #24

Shouldn't there be more info before they cancel this ? JI7 Mar 18 #23

This is going to be very embarrassing for him. BannonsLiver Mar 18 #26

Self-deleting here, as the story has now broken. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 18 #30