General Discussion

on the various allegations?

Do I know the whole story? By no means. But there is clearly at the very very very least, some very bad behavior on the part of Swalwell. And unfortunately it appears to be typical behavior of men in power positions preying on young women. And the responses of young women who become enamored of men they perceive of as being in positions of power. That women in their early 20s, who have gotten drunk with men who have some control over their careers, real or perceived, and then tell family and friends (as these women appear to have done) but do not come forward and claim rape to police is not unusual. And if they think they were the only one that this happened to — it is perfectly believable that they didn’t come forward earlier. These kinds of encounters would typically leave women feeling guilty, responsible and unsure of culpability. That’s how men are able to take advantage of these situations.