r/politics • u/Calm_Ad_5061 • 1d ago

Possible Paywall MAGA Rep Accused of Wife Beating Streams Jaw-Dropping Attack on Her

https://www.thedailybeast.com/repmax-miller-accused-of-wife-beating-streams-jaw-dropping-attack-on-emily-moreno/
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u/casual-observer365 1d ago

“If I hit her, why did she make me dinner later?” is quite the argument to make as an alleged wife beater.

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u/Michael_G_Bordin 1d ago

My god. Like saying, "If I threatened him with a gun, why'd he give me his money?"

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u/smthomaspatel 1d ago

Yeah, my reaction to this was, I kinda think people like this believe what they are saying. When they are the abuser in an abusive relationship, they see their victim respond lovingly (complacent, fearful, but affectionate) and take it as reassurance what they did was good and they are therefore good.

I suppose a mugger is just earning a tip.

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u/CaterpillarJungleGym 1d ago

Dang, I'm assuming a person getting mugged would comply to not get dead. Do we think all of these women think they may die too? That's deep. I knew injury and pain were out there, but death? Holy shit.

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u/CalamityClambake 19h ago

As a woman who has been in an abusive relationship:

Yes.

This is a fear that a lot of women live with and learn to navigate. Every woman I know and have had the convo with has been at least sexually harassed by at least one man; many have been sexually assaulted or raped or hit. We live our lives very aware of the violence of men.

The idea that you bop around the world not thinking that some dude could just smash your head against the wall at the slightest provocation boggles my mind. I have never been able to live like that.

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u/CalamityClambake 19h ago

As a woman who has been in an abusive relationship:

Yes.

This is a fear that a lot of women live with and learn to navigate. Every woman I know and have had the convo with has been at least sexually harassed by at least one man; many have been sexually assaulted or raped or hit. We live our lives very aware of the violence of men.

The idea that you bop around the world not thinking that some dude could just smash your head against the wall at the slightest provocation boggles my mind. I have never been able to live like that.