Unintended consequences
This post is about sexual assault, but I’m not going to try to convince you about my views on Kavanaugh. I am a liberal. I make no apologies about it; it is not a secret. I am who I am, and everyone that knows me knows it. I guess my post is not so much about sexual assault; it is broader than that. My post is about social media and empathy. I am a very empathetic person. For whatever reason, and trust me I have theories, it is hard for me not to put myself in the shoes of the other. I am also very accustomed to being surrounded by people who do not share my world view. Which as time goes by, I realize more and more that it is kind of a rare thing. Other than my immediate family who frequently agree with me, and for the 7 or 8 years I lived in Athens Georgia, I am usually surrounded by people who disagree with me. Which teaches you a lot of constraint for a lot of reasons: not offending a business associate, keeping the peace at family gatherings, advising a student