She probably wouldn't, he's too old for her.

Got to wait till he’s Weinstein-ripe. More bruises and in a wheelchair and frail enough to get compassion from the jury.

Poll numbers probably got a bump with the base.

Close enough to zero for this statement not to be misleading.

Kid rock is assisting the executive branch with propaganda…. You might be on to something here

America might have a white trash problem

It’s been a few years since I read it, but the book The Sociopath Next Door did a lot to inform how I think of this.

In the book, the author gives the stat that about 4% of the population are sociopaths, which is defined as people who lack empathy and a conscience. She explains that often, sociopaths highly crave success, but posits that what defines “success” is largely dependent on one’s culture.

In the US, success usually looks like having a lot of money, fame, and/or power, so: actors, politicians, CEOs, etc. And when one doesn’t have empathy, that makes it easier to step on others in order to achieve that success. She explains that in other cultures, like in India, success is more about how one fits into and supports their community. So while they have the same driving motivation (success), the steps to achieve it are wildly different.

Based on that, I say with confidence that “almost everyone” is NOT like this. However, sociopaths are significantly more likely to become those who are rich, famous, and powerful. And this kind of abuse doesn’t phase sociopaths because they don’t have empathy.

No, these people are rare. The problem is that their impact is outsized. One person can harm many over the course of several years. It doesn’t take a lot of bad actors like this to cause a lot of harm in society.

it's probably notable that politicians are often people who are seeking power.

The second option, I'd say.

People who want to do stuff forbidden to the public look for positions of power.

Some of this stuff is good like taxing rich people and requiring car companies to put seat belts in vehicles.

A lot of these ambitions are bad: pedophilia, cruelty, torture, corruption, selling off public assets, building strip malls, etc.

I think to seek out power you have to be one of two kinds of people

1. You truly want to change the world for the better

2. You want power over others

2 is IMO by far more common and I'm not surprised that those kinds of people don't see rules applying to themselves and also like dominating people.

Like... I'm also horny and kinky... I'll go as far as saying that I think I'd call myself a dom switch. But I don't see the appeal of doing it with kids or even teens. Even when it comes to Computer numerical control Consensual non-consent, it just... isn't attractive if it's not actually consensual. When we're done with it all, I want to cuddle up with my partner for a breather, have a shower together and then go back to being equal partners who support each other through life. Most of all, I want her to enjoy it more than I do.

But these people, it seems they want to actually subjugate people for real. Maybe not this mayor, she had sex with a 16 year old boy who likely in some jurisdictions could've been considered consenting. Hell I would've done it at his age (now that I'm older, I do of course realize that SHE should've still known better, as the adult). But I think a lot of these people in power actually enjoy causing pain and misery to those who can't resist.

Yes. People are horny.

GOP = Government of Putin or Government of Pedos. Take your pick or both.

His conviction was for repeated assaults of multiple victims over the course of several years, one victim was 13 when it started. Hers was for a single assault of a single victim.

https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/us-news/brother-of-louisiana-mayor-accused-of-raping-16-year-old-pleaded-guilty-to-also-raping-teen/

She was identified as independent in her profile from what I can tell. I’d be surprised if she wasn’t really Republican by most standards as a small town mayor so close to Kansas. Her LinkedIn profile has her following the Koch Holding Company also. I don’t know, I don’t think she effectively accomplished anything in her stint in mayor enough to say she wasn’t an independent. End of the day I guess it doesn’t really matter, I was actually surprised her LinkedIn is still out there like nothings happened.

Probably not, or the title would have been "Mayor had consensual sex with underage man"

The sentences are very different (7-10 years to 42 years), but to be fair, the crimes are also different.

1 time might be a "mistake", 2 times is a trend. Also, I don't know the specifics. I know children are not legally able to consent to sex with an adult, but I would punish harder in the case that the child doesn't even "consent" to it. Maybe the boy "consented" and the girl didn't. Also, I assume the "young woman" is an adult, so she definitely didn't consent.

Well you're not alone in having that mindset.

And unfortunately that is why rape continues to be a massive issue today. It's one of the biggest social evil plaguing the human race. Rape islands, sex trafficking, the Epstein files, the AI child porn factories, forced birth returning to America etc, all the same.

Two charges. Two sentences. Be surprised if she gets even 5 years in actual prison.

it's the correct way to phrase it in context

Two counts. This is correct English.

MTL

I vaguely remember a thread where people from from different countries, and different places places in some countries, explained how it's not uncommon to phrase things this way, or in a similar way.

Bad AI, I reckon.

They're different lengths and different sets of letters, so, uh, no?