@SQUEEKY2 Sometimes that “deflection” is nothing more than an observation. Using your example, you ask if President Trump is ever going to make right for those 14 women he sexually assaulted? Then, there are endless comments about what a douchebag Trump is and how he preys on women and how it is an absolute outrage. I’m actually okay with all those sentiments, EXCEPT…it is from the same people that will avoid even discussing the allegations against Clinton. I see that as hypocrisy. Now my first answer to your question is “allegedly assaulted”. Right now there is nothing other than accusations. With that answer I would get attacked about making excuses for Trump and hating women and whatever other idiocy is out there. Eventually with accusations like that coming at me, I will ask about the hypocrisy. “So what is your feeling about Clinton? Should he make right with the dozens of women he assaulted? Raped in one case?” At that point, I’m deflecting even though to me, it is the exact same question. I see the question as “should our president be expected to abide by the law and atone for his sins”. I would say the answer is yes, he should. But it should apply to all presidents. It isn’t a deflection to me, it is an inclusion or expansion. If you feel accusations are enough for President Trump, why aren’t they good enough for Clinton?
The problem I see with many of these political debates is the same one I see with our government. We apply different standards to different people. We want to hold some to a very high standard while we make excuses for others who do the exact same thing. You should know by now that I am about law and order. If it came out and was proven that President Trump actually sexually assaulted a woman, I would say he needs to own that. But you have seen that we have a media that doesn’t want to hold all comers to the same standard and you have seen that echoed on these pages. They bring out Stormy Daniels as a way to say President Trump is a scumbag. They try saying he should be impeached for having an affair because Bill Clinton was. That is a false statement. Bill Clinton had an affair with a willing idiot. That isn’t a crime. But when asked about it, he lied under oath. That is perjury. And then he tried using the power of his office to interfere with the investigation. That is abuse of power. And those were the two charges for which he was impeached…not for having an affair. If he had, at the beginning, admitted to the affair, the whole thing would have blown over. In fact his approval rating would probably have gone up. Instead he lied about it. With the Trump/Daniels issue, President Trump has not testified under oath about it. He isn’t required to. Having a consensual affair is not a crime so there is nothing to testify about. Personally, I’ve seen Stormy Daniels and I’ve seen Melania Trump. I know which one I would rather be with. But powerful men often want the feeling of conquest. I dunno…I’m not a powerful man…I don’t get it.
But I digress, as I often do. I have been challenged a number of times just as I mentioned how I would challenge someone. I have, I believe, stayed true to my ideals. A crime is a crime. Dem. Repub, Indy…I don’t care. If you commit a crime you need to be held accountable. But it has to be a crime…not just an accusation. I hope I have given you some insight into my attitude about “deflection”.