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"If you look at the volume of abuse it tends to be even greater for women as it does for men, same in sport," he said.

The report said greater scrutiny, challenge and curiosity should have been forthcoming and "would reasonably have exposed the worsening situation".

But it also felt to me like a sign of some greater erosion that has happened where our country has given real power to people who have no knowledge or respect for the constraints on that power.

“If it’s important to you that your friends think you’re reliable and a person of your word, then even if you don’t have the energy right now, you may need to push yourself beyond your capacity for the greater good of something you ultimately believe is important.”

Lilliana Mason, also a Johns Hopkins University professor of political science, told Salon that disarming political rhetoric becomes more difficult under a president whose actions indicate greater comfort with political violence than the traditional presidency, even if he releases a statement condemning violence.