• DeceasedPassenger@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I think you hit the nail on the head here. When he had an affair with Mrs Lewinsky, she was 24 while he was 51. Less than half his age, definitely looks bad. But she was well past the age of consent, not a child but an educated woman with a bachelor’s degree. He ‘liked them young’, sure, but not that young.

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      What was worst about it was that she worked for him. Even if she wanted him (which her texts before hand certainly imply), he had an ethical duty as the boss not to take advantage of his employees.

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        Yup. It’s very difficult for the president to have an ethical affair or romantic liason since there’s extremely few people that they don’t wield disproportionate power over.

    • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      3 days ago

      To be fair, we don’t know that FOR SURE yet. He could be banking on either none of the files coming out or that he’s somehow protected.

      Whatever it is, all of the files absolutely need to be made fully public. This shit has gone on for far too long.