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When white men like Kavanaugh lie, they're still telling a larger truth: not only will I get away with it, I will be rewarded. Things won't really change until _that_ does.
Tweets aside, the NYT story does an excellent job of putting Kavanaugh's behavior in a larger context of aggression by the wealthy toward the "insufficiently rich." Our culture doesn't just consider the kind of thing Kavanaugh did a rite of passage. It's also a display of status.
Deborah Ramirez's ability to talk about the "good to come" is beyond moving to me. It makes me feel like working hard to help make sure her prediction comes true. 
