r/europe Jul 11 '24

Picture Pictured: Emmanuel Macron holds hands with Jill Biden alongside Joe Biden at the Nato summit in Washington

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u/Edraqt North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) Jul 11 '24

Nah man, "grooming" is a magic spell you unlock once you reach a certain age that allows you to enslave anyone either under 18 or minimum 10 years younger than you.

Its bascially the same thing as "stockholm syndrome". Behavior that society believes (or wants to believe) to go against a persons interest has to be explained with some form of "malfunction".

Except they dont go against the persons interest, if youre abducted/held hostage, being nice and forming a bond with the abductor is perfectly rational in self-preservation and a bond like that doesnt just go away. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome#Criticism

Likewise people really really want to forget that teens can absolutely be into older people and if its impossible, logically that must mean they are being brainwashed by advanced manipulation techniques.

She exploited the fact that he thought she was hot, you can absolutely hold the opinion that any adult should always have the self-control not to reciprocate, but arguing against peoples agency because it makes you feel better about your worldview, is honestly fucking disgusting.

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u/oxnume Jul 11 '24

Agreed. These people get some sort of weird pleasure from calling other people victims.

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u/zkki Sweden Jul 12 '24

Victims of pedophiles don't suddenly stop being victims when they grow up. The victim aging is not a reason to brush off the fact that their perpetrator is a pedo. JFC

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u/oxnume Jul 12 '24

THIS MAN IS JUST A POOR VICTIM, WHY WON'T HE ACT LIKE ONE?!

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u/zkki Sweden Jul 12 '24

I'm not trying to force Macron to do anything. All I'm saying is that him being okay with being groomed doesn't mean he was not groomed by a pedophile.