'The trauma for a man': Male fury and fear rises in GOP in defense of Kavanaugh

[DonViejo]

By Philip Rucker and Robert Costa

October 1 at 7:16 PM

The sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh have sparked a wave of unbridled anger and anxiety from many Republican men, who say they are in danger of being swept up by false accusers who are biased against them.

From President Trump to his namesake son to Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), the howls of outrage crystallize a strong current of grievance within a party whose leadership is almost entirely white and overwhelmingly male — and which does not make a secret of its fear that demographic shifts and cultural convulsions could jeopardize its grip on power.

This eruption of male resentment now seems likely to play a defining role in the midterm elections just five weeks away, contrasting with a burst of enthusiasm among women propelling Democratic campaigns and inspired by the national #MeToo reckoning over sexual assault and gender roles.

“I’ve got boys and I’ve got girls, and when I see what’s going on right now, it’s scary,” Donald Trump Jr., a father of five small children, said in an interview with DailyMailTV aired Monday. Asked whether he was more worried about his sons or daughters, Trump Jr. said, “Right now, I’d say my sons.”

The rallying cry was Kavanaugh’s enraged plea of innocence before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which heard emotional testimony from Christine Blasey Ford that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a house in suburban Maryland when he was 17 and she was 15.

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[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. The GOP is made up of mostly OLD White men......

The few people of color in the GOP get swept under the rug. It is as if they do not matter.

When we see Grassley, Hatch, McConnell, Barasso, Inhoffe, we see angry old white men who act entitled that their position in Congress is owed to them, rather than earned.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. Yeah, they all got caught finally. About time. Obviously if there is enough energy to ...

sustain a whole movement (or many, similar to the #METOO movement), there are lots of problems that aren't being addressed and handled via the old existing channels. Other than the NDAs that have seem to pop up everywhere (non disclosure agreements).

These sexual abuse cases are crimes. Period. Both parties are impacted and both lose a lot when they go through something like this, especially the victim(s). The victim(s) didn't ask for this.

[Renew Deal]

3. Shouldn't Trump Jr. be afraid of fathers of 5 abondoning their family?