Okay you seem to want to make this into a personal argument of sorts and now you're twisting my words, so that's pretty hurtful. When I said it's not a big deal, I mean that it's not a big deal to me to be wrong how I read her response to this. Not that I don't care about what she said. Everything I have said about this was negative and critical of the Democratic Party and my point to begin with in the original post was that it needs total reform. I'm not sure why you are so eager to attack me and make me out to be a bad guy when I already apologized.
I'm trying to give you some perspective, so instead of tone policing (ie you're angry) and complaining about things being too personal, I suggest you listen. If it wasn't clear enough.. as a sexual abuse victim myself, I don't appreciate you brushing off your words as not being a big deal, because those misunderstandings lead to justification dismissing allegations/accusations. Her position isn't rare or exclusive to people in her particular position of power; everyday Joes in these threads often come in with "it doesn't matter" "everybody else does it" "it's not disqualifying" takes that perpetuate this systematic abuse.
Words matter and they do have an impact on how victimization/assault is perceived. I appreciate you apologizing, but I want to be as clear as possible about this because it's important.
How can she say that this disqualifies him when Trump is in office? Clearly it doesn't. That's how I interpreted her response.
Even if we take this (very fucking generous) interpretation of "I don't think it disqualifies him" as "it doesn't matter because Trump is in office", how on earth is that any less of a dismissal of Biden's actions and the efforts of the brave victims who have come forward?
It's very clear that she was giving her own opinion of his actions.. because.. she says it, multiple times:
Speaker
Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday that a pair of allegations of inappropriate kissing and touching against former Vice President
Joe Bidenshould "not at all" disqualify him from the 2020 race.
"No. No, I do not," Pelosi told reporters when asked if she thinks the allegations from two women are disqualifying.
"I don't think that this disqualifies him from being president," she said while walking to the House chamber. "Not at all."
How about something like "his actions are inappropriate, but it's up to voters to make that decision"? Or something that.. you know.. shows some sign that she gives a shit about the accusations and the abuse of power dynamics that plague victims?
