Mitch McConnell: Democrats "Tarnished the Dignity" Of The Senate 10/5/18
Victor Davis Hanson
the Senate. On campus, constitutional due process vanishes when accusations of sexual harassment arise. America saw that when false charges were lodged against the Duke University lacrosse players and during Rolling Stone magazine’s concocted smear of a University of Virginia fraternity. Americans may disagree about the relative credibility of either Kavanaugh or his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford. But they all witnessed how the asymmetry of the campus governed the hearings. Ford’s veracity hinged on empathy and perceived believability. There was little requirement of corroborating testimonies, witnesses, and what used to be called physical evidence. In contrast, Kavanaugh was considered guilty from the start. He had to prove his innocence. One belief of the university is the postmodern idea of relativist truth.
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"Meanwhile, Booker, by virtue of not being old and white, was considered a
credible- senatorial examiner. No one cared that Booker had once invented
stories about an imaginary friend named “T-Bone.”
Such blanket race- and age-based stereotyping was not even consistent. Senator
Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn.) is 72 and white. Yet given his progressive
politics, no one dismissed him on the basis of gender and age, much less for
being a serial fabricator who concocted false stories of being a Vietnam veteran."
. . .
"Swarming and shouting down those who hold different views in order to shame and intimidate them is part and parcel of the modern university. Now, we are seeing such campus street theater in Congress. During a break in the hearings, female protesters cornered Senator Jeff Flake (R., Ariz.) in an elevator and screamed in his face.
"The psychodrama worked — just as it usually does on campus. A shaken and flushed Flake soon backed down from his stated intention of voting to confirm Kavanaugh.
"Campuses are no longer out-of-touch ivory towers. Their creed is now beginning to run the country, which is frightening. "
The Senate adopted the modern university’s doctrine of self-censorship, no-go zones, and safe spaces"The polarizing atmosphere of the university has now spread to Congress.
the Senate. On campus, constitutional due process vanishes when accusations of sexual harassment arise. America saw that when false charges were lodged against the Duke University lacrosse players and during Rolling Stone magazine’s concocted smear of a University of Virginia fraternity. Americans may disagree about the relative credibility of either Kavanaugh or his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford. But they all witnessed how the asymmetry of the campus governed the hearings. Ford’s veracity hinged on empathy and perceived believability. There was little requirement of corroborating testimonies, witnesses, and what used to be called physical evidence. In contrast, Kavanaugh was considered guilty from the start. He had to prove his innocence. One belief of the university is the postmodern idea of relativist truth.
. . .
"Meanwhile, Booker, by virtue of not being old and white, was considered a
credible- senatorial examiner. No one cared that Booker had once invented
stories about an imaginary friend named “T-Bone.”
Such blanket race- and age-based stereotyping was not even consistent. Senator
Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn.) is 72 and white. Yet given his progressive
politics, no one dismissed him on the basis of gender and age, much less for
being a serial fabricator who concocted false stories of being a Vietnam veteran.". . .
"Swarming and shouting down those who hold different views in order to shame and intimidate them is part and parcel of the modern university. Now, we are seeing such campus street theater in Congress. During a break in the hearings, female protesters cornered Senator Jeff Flake (R., Ariz.) in an elevator and screamed in his face.
"The psychodrama worked — just as it usually does on campus. A shaken and flushed Flake soon backed down from his stated intention of voting to confirm Kavanaugh.
"Campuses are no longer out-of-touch ivory towers. Their creed is now beginning to run the country, which is frightening. "
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