Those in the know swear he is what he says he is. Whatever-even the small barrage of electrons in this post is undoubtedly a waste.
I find the idea of a 35 year old sexually harassing a high school age kid creepy for reasons I hope are apparent.
In the case of a 16 year old sexually harassing a peer my default wouldn’t be creepy. And yes, as I stated earlier, it is indeed inappropriate and inexcusable behavior. For me when it comes to unwelcome sexual behavior the word “creepy” makes me think along the lines of Chester, the Molester-types.
When you are a 15 year old trying to sound like a Republican from the 60’s, it’s bound to happen that some will think you to be a past-his-prime Republican pretending to be a 15 year old.
Well, I see it this way, my reply to him is valid regardless if he is 15, 35, or from Mars.
Choosing first a very right wing controversial figure as a handle, and then a perfect example of an imperialistic and anti-intellectual monster, and then now reaching for discredited anti-intellectual talking points is a very, very, very bad way to attempt to convince others of “the error of their ways” indeed.
I was once a geeky little Asian kid regurgitating right wing stuff my dad said. But that was when I was 12. And I lived in small town Arkansas, where right wing politics was par for the course. No creepy stalker behavior, though. I recall I probably sounded a lot like Qin.
On the other hand, by the point I was 15, I was thinking for myself and eventually came to different conclusions. And I was NEVER so cocksure.
My brother still sticks with mostly right wing politics, but he was also never so insufferable or know-it-all about it. Where we grew up, that kind of arrogant behavior was not tolerated, even if people agreed with you.
And don’t you forget it.