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teaveetamer · 2 years

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I don't really participate in fandom stuff, but I have a buddy who blogs about their thoughts on writing, characters, etc. in games they play and media they consume. They basically keep to themself and interact with friends and followers through asks they recieve but don't go out of their way to bother anyone.

But oh, they committed the crime of being critical of Edelgard's character and blogging about it. 🙃

I've only become aware of the harassment situation, and what happened with moonlitboar a few hours ago. I actually found your blog while looking into it! I saw the ask about moonlitboar and others apparently being accused of being shitty (conveniently now that there's no proof) and wanted to share a thing.

Buddy I mentioned earlier started getting weird interactions from people they don't know a few months ago, where those folks accused them of pretty rancid things like racism and anti-Semitism before just insulting their views and takes, period. Said messages didn't actually... cite WHY or what they'd done to be considered racist, queerphobic, etc., just that they were.

Buddy was honestly baffled and tried asking friends and acquaintances familiar with their blogging if they'd done anything that came off as gross like that, but the results were nil.

The conclusion I'm drawing from my friend's experience, and what I've read about this harassment drama, are that these people will basically just accuse people they don't like of pretty heinous, knee-jerky things that folks who aren't familiar with the situation will go "oh that's bad, I don't want anything to do with them! 😬" See: queer people getting accused of grooming and being pedos and such. Unless proven otherwise I generally don't believe this kind of slander anymore, due to people flinging it about so freely. Which sucks! It makes it so much more difficult to pick out folks I really don't want to interact with.

Hey anon! I really appreciate you reaching out to share this story. I'm glad you found me!

This has been a common tactic among harassers in this fandom for a long while now. Drape your vitriol in a coat of social justice paint and hope no one looks too closely at the thing you're criticizing.

It's also been a common tactic for Edelgard-aligned harassers to not only spread hate here, but to specifically go onto other platforms and spread lies about what they encounter here. I do still occasionally see people vaguing Nilsh's blog on Reddit, for instance. And if you read the reblogs for Raxis's little victory lap post, you'll see that he's shit talked Gascon on Twitter despite Gascon having never used that platform to my awareness.

They rely on no one fact checking them, just believing and agreeing with them. And that's a powerful thing, too. You can essentially set the narrative, and anyone who comes to look at your stuff later will be looking at it through their lens.

Maybe we should have tried combatting the false narrative sooner, but hindsight is 20/20. I think, for the most part, we were all just hopeful that if we stayed in our corner long enough he would learn to leave us alone.

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little-catholic-diva · 6 years

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(Part 1) I'm sure you read a lot but you don't seem to know what's going on. A) No. They never had any interest in convicting him bc it is legally impossible. B) "They would have done this" - Are you saying you think Democrats created Ford's memory and accusations?! C) I googled Hirono! You're right, her position is rather extreme! You know where she got it from? The GOP. Google Merrick Garland. D) Testimony IS LITERAL evidence. (cont...)

(part 2) E) Kavanaugh lied about his drinking behavior in the past; he lied about discussing Ramirez's case; He lied about "boofing". There is also good reason to believe he lied about his knowledge of an NSA wiretapping program in 2006 as well as his role in the procedure for enemy combatants during the Bush era. Really curious to hear your take on those lies. F) Ford agreed to share that info with the FBI, but as mentioned, they never interviewed her. (cont...) (part 3) G) How do you know/Why do you think she's lying about being scared to fly? H) You think it would make more sense for her to hire two unsympathetic sexist lawyers instead? I) There are three signed affidavits affirming Ford's position years earlier. J) Googled the rhode island guy. Not sure what you're point is. (cont.) (part 4) K) The calendar corroborates elements of Ford's story. If you're too lazy to google, here: newsweek(dotcom)/senators-argue-kavanaugh-calendar-corroborating-evidence-ford-testimony-1144539 L) "Her best friend says she’s lying" - I googled and couldn't find this. Source please. M) The FBI didn't interview Kavanaugh in regard to Dr. Ford's accusations - and they didn't interview her at all! (cont...) (part 5) N) Regardless of Dems motivations, it is widely recognized that the investigation was extremely limited. O) You call it hypocrisy (and I agree that the Dem party is shady af), but the Dems did an investigation, the Dems have had people step down bc of inappropriate behavior (I'm thinking of Al Franken), and the fact that not all Dems believe Ellison's accuser kinda demonstrates that Dems *DO* distinguish and do not always simply believe the accuser. (cont.) (part 6) You're complaing that Dems believe that men are always wrong and then complaining that Dems aren't acting like they believe men are always wrong! P) It's "innocent until proven guilty" in regard to legal repercussions. It is absolutely not that way in terms of a job interview. As others have said, no employer would hire someone who had the allegations and demeanor of Kavanaugh. And perhaps that's not fair. But we're not locking him up. It's fair to ask.. (cont..) (part 7) It's fair to ask that a supreme court judge be beyond reproach. Q) Well, you have spread (now, repeatedly) some false information - not me - and opinions rooted in mininformation are an excellent source of hot-air.

Well hello again. Wow a 7 page ask just repeating the same thing over and over. I actually do know what’s going on. You are the one who is just saying the same thing over and over again getting your info from CNN and MSNBC. So here we go. A) Legally impossible? Not necessarily. https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/if-the-allegations-are-true-could-brett-kavanaugh-face-criminal-charges-maybe/ It depends on the severity of the attack and if she can prove it. B) I’m saying that the democrats have said from the beginning they would do anything possible to derail any nominee Trump appointed. No. I don’t think the democrats created her memories. I do think that they are complicit in this though. Why didn’t Feinstein go to Grassley or the President when she received the letter? She sat on it until after the confirmation hearings, when she knew for sure he was going to be confirmed. Supposedly Dr. Ford wanted to keep this confidential so who leaked it to the press? It couldn’t have been anyone besides someone from Feinstien’s office of the congresswoman that Ford first contacted. Another democrat btw. I do think Dr. Ford maybe had a false memory or mistaken identity. C) Well, I’m glad you see Hirono for the nutjob that she is. But really? Merrick Garland? Ok here’s the thing. I agree that the Republicans were wrong. They should have voted on him. They had the majority so they could have just voted no. What they did was stupid. But they didn’t try to destroy his life. They didn’t find people to accuse him of sexual assault or child molestation or sexism, racism, homophobia and whatever else the left is always accusing anyone that disagrees with them of. They held up his nomination. Political manipulation, yes. The dems would have done the same or worse if they had had the majority under a Republican president. They prove that over and over again. There is literally no comparison to what the Republicans did to Garland and what the Dems did to Kavanaugh, not to mention what they did to Bjork and Thomas years ago. D) Testimony from witnesses is literal evidence. Testimony from the accused or accuser is an account of events. Her testimony cannot be considered evidence because she has to prove that what she said is true. Same for him. He has to prove what she says isn’t true. Anyone can say something happened but without actual witnesses or physical proof it literally is he said she said. E) “Kavanaugh lied about his drinking behavior in the past; he lied about discussing Ramirez's case; He lied about "boofing". “ He lied about his drinking behavior? When? In that FOX interview? That’s not perjury. He downplayed it but he wasn’t under oath. Proof for the Ramiriz thing please. And “boofing”? Lmao. Really? You never had stupid names for farting or peeing or whatever else when you were in high school? His friends back him up so... As for the other things you mentioned I don’t remember him being asked about that I do know he was involved with the Patriot Act and other things that I personally disagree with. I know the dems tried to catch him being racist. Remember Spartacus? That backfired on them. I’m sure if there was any substance to the other things you mentioned they would have pushed it to death. If they can prove that he lied under oath then they definitely should pursue it. F) The psych information? Ok, well if she’s willing to share it with the FBI why won’t she share it with the committee? They were the ones investigating this in the first place. You would think she would want them to have that information if it would help prove her claim. Her lawyers told her to withhold it because they know how FBI investigations work. They knew they wouldn’t talk to her or Kavanaugh again. G) She admitted in her testimony that she flies all the time. https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/27/blasey-ford-extensive-international-travel-flying-fear/ So why did she have to delay this time when every other time she was able to overcome her fear with no problem? H) Lol unsympathetic sexist lawyers. Wow. That’s not what I said at all. She didn’t hire these lawyers. Dianne Feinstien or someone on her staff did. Which is really suspicious. No she didn’t have to hire lawyers unsympathetic to her, but these lawyers are clearly biased with an agenda. The woman defended Al Franken btw and part of her defense was that he wasn’t a senator when the events happened so it shouldn’t be held against him. By her own logic Kavanaugh wasn’t a judge when this supposedly happened so it shouldn’t be held against him. Right? I) Where? Why weren’t they submitted during the committee hearing? J) My point is that people were crawling out of the woodwork to make false claims and then immediately recanted when they found out they might perjure themselves. Well except for Julie Swetnik and her upstanding lawyer that has no agenda whatsoever. K) I did google it. All liberal sources come up of course. Vox, Variety etc. And I read the Newsweek article as well. It really doesn’t corroborate her story. It just shows that he went to some gatherings. The article itself points out that she said 4 boys and the entries always have 7 or more. And when questioned about that she waffled and said she really didn’t know how many. L) I should have said ex best friend from high school. Google Leland Keyser who refutes her story, says she doesn’t even know Kavanaugh, and that she was pressured by another friend of Ford’s ( a former FBI employee who is part of the resistance) to change her testimony to support Ford. Ford also tried to throw her under the bus by implying she has mental issues. M) The FBI had already done 7 intense background checks on Kavanaugh. They had interviewed him several times. Of course he wouldn’t bring something like this up but if any of these accusations were true from any of these women do you really think it wouldn’t come up somewhere? Especially the rape parties which is ridiculous. They didn’t have to interview them because they had their sworn testimonies. The only way they would interview them is if something new came up and they needed more information. N) How was the investigation limited? Seriously, what did you want them to do? They talked to every witness that was named by Dr. Ford and Ms. Ramirez. They did another background check which means they interviewed even more people. Maybe they should have done a background check on Dr. Ford and Ms. Ramirez? O) Ah yes the dems did an investigation. An internal investigation by a friend of the accused. No police or FBI investigation. No demands for a more through investigation. But nah that’s not hypocrisy at all. The dems have had sacrificial lambs step down. People they feel they don’t need anymore. I agree that the Al Franken thing was ridiculous. Ultimately it was his decision. I don’t like him at all but I think he should have fought harder because the whole thing was stupid. Actually the fact that not all dems believe Ellison’s accuser proves their hypocrisy. These are the same people yelling at us everyday that we MUST believe ALL women no matter what. Of course if it’s not politically beneficial to them they ignore it or deny it. They don’t care about all women. They “care” about women who agree with them. Ellison’s accuser actually has proof. So, no them not believing her just shows how hypocritical they really are. Not complaining just pointing out their hypocrisy. P)You all keep saying this was just a “job interview.” Yeah a job interview that was televised across the country and where the applicant literally had to try to prove his innocence. I’ve never been a job interview quite like that before. If Ms. Feinstein had handled the situation correctly she may have prevented all of this. But of course her only goal was to smear him, cast doubt in the public eye and delay as long as possible. Who cares who it hurts including Dr. Ford. Demeanor? Really? So you’re saying that you would be just fine with having all of these baseless accusations thrown at you? You would be fine with the media literally calling you a rapist without any proof? You’d be ok with your life and your family’s lives being threatened? Your wife/husband and children being harassed? You really think he had no reason to be mad or upset? You could sit there calmly and smile at the 10 democrats staring at you smugly and with hostility telling you straight out they believe her no matter what and no matter what you say you’re guilty? Wow. You’re a bigger or at least less emotional person than most. My friend, the only ones spreading misinformation is the democratic party and people like you. You people are notorious for lying and changing facts to fit your narrative. The left wing media doesn’t even try to hide their bias anymore. It’s pathetic. What’s even more pathetic is the people like you who fall for it and then accuse everyone else of lying. That being said I’m ending this now because I honestly don’t have time to go over this a million times and answer 10 page asks. Take care and God bless.

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mymusicalitylove · 4 years

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2o2o was supposed to be my year! So far this first quarter has proven that statement is false. I am reminded of the old proverb, “You make plans, and God laughs”. I hope this is hilarious to me at some point too, because I love to have me some laughs. 😒

Right now I feel like I’m back to treading water, attempting to stay afloat and figure out what is next. YET AGAIN. Stopped worrying about finding my partner and worked on planning my Eat Pray Love Adventure. Covid killed that dream (for now) - no more planning for the Italian holiday I was gifting myself. No more being out in public because precautions for this Covid craziness are now so serious that the government is encouraging everyone to “shelter in place” in order to slow down the spread of this thing. This is really not what the doctor ordered for someone who already overthinks when left to her own devices, but I get it, and hope it truly works to start curbing this nightmare.

Work is the only thing I have going for me, despite it being a riveting shit show of new protocols mandated every few hours. Oh, and working at a hospital obviously puts me at risk of catching this virus we are supposed to be isolating from. I am further opting to not get together with friends/family in case I am already carrying something, so I do not infect them. Just this weekend I canceled three separate plans I had been looking forward to. This reality only further fuels my loneliness and feelings of frustrations with where things are at in my life.

Wednesday was a disaster day at work. I already was at a deficit due to feeling emotionally down, and with an ugly tension migraine that I have had more days than not over the last couple weeks. Two traumas. An expired patient’s family to comfort and keep updated. An APS worker informing me about a patient I needed to admit because it was unsafe for her to go home. A potential placement issue for a non-compliant patient. And the case that took the cake and the majority of my night, dealing with SJPD and a father for a CPS case with the most adorbs 3 yr old girl, with a very complicated and infuriating situation. I didn’t get home until 12:30 am.

I am grateful for my work ethic and ability to kick into high gear for the work I do. I know I gave 100% to my patients and their families despite not feeling even 60% on the inside. I am proud of the work I did, but it took everything in me to keep it together and not burst into tears at any point. I saved that for my drive home.

Some days, I am totally fine. Thursday was a little better. Friday I was in a much better space and worked day shift then went out for a friend’s birthday. This will probably end up being the last time out in public for who knows how long. I had a great and very needed laughter-filled night. Saturday and Sunday I was supposed to go to the Caldwells’ home. Rather than infect them, I stayed home. And rather than be productive and organize the mess I’ve been calling my home, I Netflixed and chilled. And slept and wallowed in my social distancing depression. And rather than work on crafty/creative things which I know bring me life, I am now writing here trying to make sense of things so I can go to bed with a lighter mind.

This song spoke to me from the time it came out because I felt it in so many ways. I know I can be a hot mess sometimes, but feel that is what makes me ME. Unapologetically me, myself, and I.

Sorry if it's hard to catch my vibe I need a lover to trust, tell me you're on my side Are you down for the ride? It's not easy for someone to catch my eye But I've been waitin' for you for my whole damn life Are you into me? When it feels so good, but it's bad for you Can't say I don't want it 'cause I know I do Come on over, I need your company Cravin' that synergy

I feel I am a genuine person because I am comfortable with who I am and consider myself to be a pretty open book, but I definitely have layers that are not easy to shed with just anyone right away. I often hear that I make others feel comfortable, and I cannot tell you how many times I hear people’s entire life stories because apparently ‘social worker’ is permanently tattooed on my forehead (even before I decided to become one). I have learned to appreciate that others feel safe with me right off the bat because I know it can be very difficult to be that vulnerable.

As I’ve gotten older, I realize I am a lot less tolerant of bullshit. I would rather communicate about issues and let’s squash it to move on before it becomes something bigger. I cannot tolerate passive aggressive behavior because I have endured it far too often, and it’s become such a thing that my friend calls me “no Bullshit Betty” - what you see, is what you get. My younger years involved a lot of avoiding conflict and shoving shit under the rug, which is what has led me to the Eeyore-like state I’ve been pulling out of over the last few years. I have felt the growth and buoyancy of letting go and healing from a lot of my past hurts. I’m further evolving into a better version of myself, and I am proud of who I continue to become.

I think this is what makes it so hard to accept my “singleness”. I feel ready to find my person and enjoy my growth with that person, while also supporting theirs. I know I have a lot to offer because I have a huge heart and am ready to give it to the right guy who will value and treasure it. I am not wanting someone to make me feel loved because I don’t already love myself; I do not need someone, because I know I have been kickin’ ass and takin’ names on my own for the last four years. I do miss having a partner to share my day to day with, and enjoy in all that it is to be in a loving relationship. “Cravin’ that synergy” = accurate af.

Do I remember all the responsibility and bullshit that also comes with being in a relationship? Sure, but I feel that I have learned a shitload from my past relationships, as well as my time of solitude. I tried the “no strings attached” thing while I was jaded and healing, because I was closed off and was not willing to open up. That worked for a while.. until I eventually grew to want all the “strings” (positive and negative) that come along with it. I confirmed that was not the right situation for me, even though deep down I knew that going into it. I feel as though I am now ready for a relationship, but again.. God laughs, because clearly I am still needing to learn or experience things on my own. 2o2o was supposed to be a reboot for me.. instead it has been a string of constant reminders of the crap I’ve tried to escape from.

Ok.. I am reeeeally trying to trust this extremely elongated process. Everything happens (or doesn’t happen) for a reason, amiright...?

03/16/2020 - 1:57 AM

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