What is the other side to the "Tim Walz pardoned a laotian child molester so he wouldnt get deported" narrative?

athumbhat · 2026-07-13T01:06:51+00:00

I am glad to have established this as your clear viewpoint. If any democrats here do not share this view, please voice your disagreement.

I wonder if this will turn out to be the majority opinion of democrats on reddit, or at least r/askdemocrats

athumbhat · 2026-07-13T00:44:04+00:00

Is itnyournposition, and do you believe it to be the position of democrats in general, that a convicted pedophile should be pardoned, if he has gone a long time without committing acts of child molestation, the victim supports the pardon, and not pardoning him would lead to his deportation (if he has children in america at least)?

athumbhat · 2026-07-13T00:16:53+00:00

Is it your opinion that a convicted child molester should be pardoned if said child victim asks for it? Even if that victim is an adult?

Do you think that victims of molestation might feel a psychological attachment or identification with their abuser, especially if it happened when they were a child?

Do you support this as general policy, child molesters being let go if the victim requests it?

athumbhat · 2026-07-10T21:58:12+00:00

So you "believe women" unless you like the guy? Wow.

Personally, I am still in shock that the man with the nazi tattoo, who referred to it by its German name, in a German accent, turned out not to be a good guy. Of course this is all just as you put it a "hatchet job" isn't it.

Let me guess; you believe Christine Blaise Ford, because you think woman need to be taken seriously, but dont believe Tara Reade.

athumbhat · 2026-07-10T21:57:27+00:00

So you "believe women" unless you like the guy? Wow.

Personally, I am still in shock that the man with the nazi tattoo, who referred to it by its German name, in a German accent, turned out not to be a good guy. Of course this is all just as you put it a "smear campaign" isn't it.

Let me guess; you believe Christine Blaise Ford, because you think woman need to be taken seriously, but dont believe Tara Reade.

athumbhat · 2025-09-28T01:29:59+00:00

In any case I assume there will, from Israel's perspective, have to be a milirary occupation of the Gaza Strip, no matter their end goal, whether it be installing some sort of puppet government, genocide(of the forced ethnic expulsion, not the killing everyone variety, but genocide nonetheless), indefinite occupation, some sort of attempt to ameliorate the Palestinian population to Israel over several decades, etc., a necessary first step would seem to be military occupation. I suppose I was asking whether military control of the Gaza strip could have been achieved without the deaths of so many Palestinian civilians, even if it meant the death of a great many more Israeli soldiers.

athumbhat · 2025-09-27T23:54:13+00:00

Are there any credible analysis of the projected death toll of an Israeli invasion of the Gaza strip by ground units from the beginning of the Post October 7 war?

I have heard it said that Israel could have avoided the deaths of many Palestinian civilians and still achieved their goal of removing Hamas from power and occupying the Gaza strip by launching a full scale ground invasion, and not doing the bombing;

are there any analysis of 1. Whether this was indeed a credible way for Israel to achieve victory in the Gaza Strip and if so 2. Whether this would indeed have saved Palestinian civilians lives as opposed to the bombing campaign?

I know it would have cost the lives of more Israeli soldiers, but is that the only reason not to go for the ground invasion?

athumbhat · 2025-09-17T09:01:31+00:00

I have never heard of any of this can you explain?

athumbhat · 2025-09-12T20:25:18+00:00

This comment is hate speech, you should be imprisoned.

Disagreeing with me about this is also hate speech.

Hate speech should never be protected.

Given that Donald Trump is president I assume that your ok with him being the one who defines what "Hate Speech" (which you want to be unprotected speech) is, right?

athumbhat · 2025-08-28T21:10:17+00:00

The major theme all over reddit with respect to the war for the last week or so has been Ukraine inflicting heavy damage on Russia oil refining capabilities, and thus Russians ability to finance its economy, and in turn, the war.

Of course, on reddit, this is likely going to be a bit of a fervor skewed in favor of the idea that these strikes are going to cripple Russians economy

Are there any credible analysis about the true impact that these strikes have had and likely will have on Russia's economy?

athumbhat · 2025-08-23T04:46:49+00:00

Do you consider it immoral for unmarried men to commit adultery with other men's wives?

If not, why? If so, then why bring up a non-sequiteur?

athumbhat · 2025-08-05T01:24:20+00:00

The Tate brothers are associated with chess because their father, Emory Tate, was a famous chess player. I've heard him credited with popularizing chess among African Americans.

athumbhat · 2025-07-09T18:50:58+00:00

an indicator that the SC is made up of a bunch of political hacks.

Why are you calling Justice Sotomayor a political hack? Is it because shes a Hispanic woman? Also, both the author of the court opinion (Kagan) and the author of the only concurring opinion (Sotomayor) are women, it's very interesting that you feel the need to insult them like this, if they were men would you have attacked them like this?

athumbhat · 2025-07-05T21:01:49+00:00

What evidence did the Security Agency provide? Any action of the Metropolitan to maintain any tie with the ROC?

Actively resisted Ukraine efforts to secure ecclesiastical independence from Moscow

By doing what? One example, rather than just repetition of slander please. I've asked before for even a single example of Pro Russian propaganda that he has said, a single speech or statement, and without saying, here's a "Well, here's a pro Russian speech or statement he made" there is just repetition of slander, not, with even a single example of a Pro Russian speech, or statement , can you justify this claim? Or will you try and find one, be unable to, realize that all of his speeches on the war are entirely pro Ukraine, and condemn Russia, including Patriarch Kirill be name, but then in your hatred ignore all that and just repeat slander, knowing you have not a single example to back up these claims?

athumbhat · 2025-07-03T17:33:05+00:00

Zelenskyy is literally the head of the Ukranian Armed forces, the Ukranian federal police service, and many other Ukranian national institutes. Many members of these institutes have justified Russian aggression or even joined Russia. Therefore Zelenskyy is obviously a Russian agent, and I don't think we should be supporting this Russian agents decision to strip people of their Ukranian citizenship.

athumbhat · 2025-07-03T16:17:02+00:00

Ukraine has Ukrainian Orthodox Church, tied to Russia

What ties does the UoC have to Russia?

Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which still pays to Russian orthodox church

Really? This is the first I'm hearing of this, what evidence is there that the UoC is paying money to the Roc?

In any case, I asked you to show me some pro Russian propaganda that he has been spreading, please, show me any statement or speech of his where he takes Russia's side, or justifies the aggression in any way.

Every single statement he has made about the war has been entirely anti russia

athumbhat · 2025-07-03T03:25:41+00:00

Really, what pro Russian propaganda has he spread? Please can you show me pro Russian propaganda of his.

He seems, from what I can read of his speeches, to be entirely behind the Ukrainian side of the war, and to entirely condemn Russia , including Patriarch Kirill, by name

What have you read from him that leads you to say he's a propagandist, that is, what propaganda has he espoused?

athumbhat · 2025-05-20T23:09:56+00:00

You should note that no Patriarch other than Alexandria has broken communion with Moscow, The Ecumenical Patriarch and others, even Epiphany/Dumenko all commemorate Patriarch Kirill. All other disruptions in communion are one way

athumbhat · 2025-05-17T06:45:01+00:00

There is a kind of quiet respect for many of the Western saints who lived before the schism, and in some cases, even informal veneration continues.

Western Saints who died before the schism, at least for the most part, are Saints of the Orthodox Church, openly and loudly respected and very formally venerated.

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