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The abandoned world of 1982: The year Brett Kavanaugh allegedly assaulted Christine Blasey Ford at a party saw the first stirrings of a revolution in how American girls were raised, and how they would regard themselves. Some conservatives have identified the real victims in the Kavanaugh fight: Men. Brett Kavanaugh’s first and highest loyalty is to the right-wing machine. The Brett Kavanaugh confirmation fight is also about the future of the economy. The Democratic dream: Defeat Kavanaugh, win the Senate and stop Trump Supreme Court picks. When Democrats retaliate: Kavanaugh’s confirmation may convince them to destroy the Supreme Court in order to save it.
