Wow Rusty. This was powerful. I only disagree with one thing. It's not true that no one was hurt by Clinton's wandering pecker. Monica Lewinsky was hurt, Hillary and Chelsea were hurt. Arguably, women at large were hurt. I won't lay that ALL at his feet, the Men Starr ciecus was a big part of it. But I seem to recall street harassment ratcheting up a few bitches after that, almost overnight. That always happens when leaders are known to be womanizers. Their presence in a position of authority basically sets the standard of behavior for men in the community. With more urbane and egalitarian men, it lessens. With more "strong man" and using sex as a status projection it increases. Seemingly. It was less under Carter, Bush Sr, Obama, and Biden.

Otger than that, I get the broader point and totally agree.

Thanks for writing this. It's a fine piece of work. I went crazy with the highlighter again.

All the claps.