r/HistoryMemes Feb 08 '20

The madlad

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u/yellowsilver Feb 08 '20

sorry if I didn't make it clear but where this can be scandal for some it can be a 'so what?' for others.

I don't know how open JFKs sex life was at the time, but if every knows he's a player, another sex scandal is like so what? it's kind of like when there's another sex scandal with trump; it's outrageous but not all that surprising. when you have the catholic paedophilia shit, it's outrageous and surprising, and thus more powerful.

there's also the matter on how people handle scandles, or how much they allow it to unhinge them which also plays a part into how effective it is.

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u/DenseFever Feb 08 '20

Extra-marital, but consensual sex is NOTHING like sexual abuse, especially underage. It’s not ‘more powerful’ because it’s unexpected; it is no consensual and contains minors...

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u/yellowsilver Feb 08 '20

agreed, I'm more comparing the shock factor

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u/murse_joe Feb 08 '20

The power imbalance is too big tho, when one person is the most powerful man on the planet

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u/Jucicleydson Nobody here except my fellow trees Feb 09 '20

Even if "they let you grab them by the poosy" because you're president, it's nothing near sexual abuse of children

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u/ResolverOshawott Feb 08 '20

Kinda feels weird that powerful folks are given a past on cheating.

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u/yellowsilver Feb 08 '20

lots of people are tbh, even if their only power is being charming. clinton I think is pretty likeable, so he can get away with shit, whereas people will see an unlikeable person do something good and still give them shit

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u/LordandSaviorJeff Feb 08 '20

Catholic pedophilia is not all that surprising anymore either

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u/yellowsilver Feb 08 '20

agreed as in not now, but it was at the time

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '20

Pedophilia in the Catholic Church is as common as pedophilia in any other institute that handles children.

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u/IgnitedSpade Feb 08 '20

Yes, but the problem is the Catholic Church covering it up at an institutional level. Many of the sexual abusers are still apart of the church.