It’s because they want to be him. Just like how they all don’t want to punish millionaires because they all think they’re going to wind up as one someday, they don’t want to punish their guys for breaking the law because they want to be able to break the law with impunity someday too.
It’s all too easy to imagine the mental gymnastics.
“She was 17/16/whatever, not a real child anyway”
“There is no sign in the video that she is not consenting, this is a private matter”
“The democrats are sick for obsessing over this”
It’s because they want to be him. Just like how they all don’t want to punish millionaires because they all think they’re going to wind up as one someday, they don’t want to punish their guys for breaking the law because they want to be able to break the law with impunity someday too.
It’s all too easy to imagine the mental gymnastics.
“She was 17/16/whatever, not a real child anyway” “There is no sign in the video that she is not consenting, this is a private matter” “The democrats are sick for obsessing over this”