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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
By any measure I feel it is absurd to say that proving these three things is equated with "proving Trump did nothing wrong". Once again, this reminds me of the complaints about Clinton not having a moral compass.
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Let me make a distinction here between the "moral compasses" of Trump and Clinton. First, Clinton raped and molested women, and took advantage of teenage interns using his power. Trump's affairs, however, were consensual with "professional" women. The Clinton apparatus went after these women to silence them, Trump however bought their silence. Supposedly we are in the #MeToo generation, where all consensual sex between adults is warranted.
History taught us that marital fidelity was preferred but not something Americans could demand of Presidents. JFK and WJC were liberal icons yet serial philanderers, while Eisenhower, FDR, and others still had their affairs. None of them got the 24/7 treatment that Trump gets, so the media makes Trump look far worse than others. It was only after public scandal that Americans seemed to demand a "moral" president like Carter or Bush. Unfortunately neither of these was respected as a great leader. Thus the truly great presidents, both moral and brilliant leaders, are reduced to a handful like Washington, Lincoln, and Reagan.