Max Miller, now widely referred to as the “embattled” Republican Congressman from Ohio — since he’s been facing a crush of calls to terminate his 2026 re-election campaign and/or resign from office entirely — was supposed to be appearing at a rally today, August 10, in Strongsville, OH.
This is exactly why I believe in facts over feelings, even when the allegations are serious and the headlines are emotionally powerful.
If Max Miller committed these acts, he should be held fully accountable. His political party, relationships, and position should not protect him. But accusations are not verdicts, and an ugly divorce or custody battle should not be tried by strangers on social media.
Too many people decide what happened based on who they already like, hate, or vote for. That is not justice. That is confirmation bias wearing a judge’s robe.
Investigate everything. Protect the child. Listen to the alleged victims. Examine all the evidence. Then follow the facts wherever they lead.
Accountability matters, but so does due process. We should be capable of supporting both.
Keep doing the good work, mate. You seem to be one of the few left. Journalists always had a large number of muck slingers in their ranks (muck sells) but on average who employed which made the difference between reputable papers and not. Professionalism. An near-worship for facts. Opinions and news clearly separated. Today that's all gone. Seeing it go in less than twenty years was a disheartening experience.
The witch hunts are back straight from the age of the Wars of Religion. Not that it happened only then. Mass hysterias are a recurring ailment of our species. Unfortunately they become worse every time a new mass technology seduces people into feeding on the howls of crowds and believing that screaming together means participation -- with the corollary of the inevitable cohorts of instigators, agitators and profiteers of every colour, both believers and cynics. Vox populi is never vox dei.
It is a vicious circle. And when too many people who should keep a cool head buy into it, then it becomes a collective dive into the abyss, because there is no way to stop the stampede and it is scary -- one just lies low and hopes not to get hit. Welcome to the Lemming Hour of civilisations.
It will also inevitably pass, leaving the landscape behind littered with corpses both literal and metaphorical. And we shall not be the better for it, because our ability of learning from the past lasts only as long as our memory. Which is horribly short.
You said some golden words. One does not need to like the people accused, to want impartial justice done, to want to see the evidence and the facts. One should want impartial justice done ESPECIALLY when one does not like the people accused. This is why they had a long trial at Nuremberg. It is not about the villains. It is about us.
One remains with the consolation that in the future, some historian will look into this period of our age and say: Look, in spite of all, there were a few who said it out loud. Look, this Tracey bloke did not join the chorus, even if it would have been easier doing so.
The things I've witnessed. I knew a guy who's ex said he beat her and the kid (he didn't). I knew another who's daughter would get yeast infections, so she would itch herself. When his ex (who was looking for an out in the marriage) was told by the Pediatrician that she had lacerations in her vagina (why wouldn't she from itching all the time) - she basically implied to the courts that he molested her.
By the way, this wasn't even biologically his kid. She let him pay to raise her for five years, then finally told him his daughter wasn't actually biologically his. Which, guess what?! His name was on the birth certificate as the father - so, he was still held accountable for child support for a kid that wasn't even his; that he never saw after the divorce (he dealt with other stuff with her, but that's another story in itself).
This is exactly why I believe in facts over feelings, even when the allegations are serious and the headlines are emotionally powerful.
If Max Miller committed these acts, he should be held fully accountable. His political party, relationships, and position should not protect him. But accusations are not verdicts, and an ugly divorce or custody battle should not be tried by strangers on social media.
Too many people decide what happened based on who they already like, hate, or vote for. That is not justice. That is confirmation bias wearing a judge’s robe.
Investigate everything. Protect the child. Listen to the alleged victims. Examine all the evidence. Then follow the facts wherever they lead.
Accountability matters, but so does due process. We should be capable of supporting both.
Keep doing the good work, mate. You seem to be one of the few left. Journalists always had a large number of muck slingers in their ranks (muck sells) but on average who employed which made the difference between reputable papers and not. Professionalism. An near-worship for facts. Opinions and news clearly separated. Today that's all gone. Seeing it go in less than twenty years was a disheartening experience.
The witch hunts are back straight from the age of the Wars of Religion. Not that it happened only then. Mass hysterias are a recurring ailment of our species. Unfortunately they become worse every time a new mass technology seduces people into feeding on the howls of crowds and believing that screaming together means participation -- with the corollary of the inevitable cohorts of instigators, agitators and profiteers of every colour, both believers and cynics. Vox populi is never vox dei.
It is a vicious circle. And when too many people who should keep a cool head buy into it, then it becomes a collective dive into the abyss, because there is no way to stop the stampede and it is scary -- one just lies low and hopes not to get hit. Welcome to the Lemming Hour of civilisations.
It will also inevitably pass, leaving the landscape behind littered with corpses both literal and metaphorical. And we shall not be the better for it, because our ability of learning from the past lasts only as long as our memory. Which is horribly short.
You said some golden words. One does not need to like the people accused, to want impartial justice done, to want to see the evidence and the facts. One should want impartial justice done ESPECIALLY when one does not like the people accused. This is why they had a long trial at Nuremberg. It is not about the villains. It is about us.
One remains with the consolation that in the future, some historian will look into this period of our age and say: Look, in spite of all, there were a few who said it out loud. Look, this Tracey bloke did not join the chorus, even if it would have been easier doing so.
Good work, always.
I'm glad you're on this, Michael.
The things I've witnessed. I knew a guy who's ex said he beat her and the kid (he didn't). I knew another who's daughter would get yeast infections, so she would itch herself. When his ex (who was looking for an out in the marriage) was told by the Pediatrician that she had lacerations in her vagina (why wouldn't she from itching all the time) - she basically implied to the courts that he molested her.
By the way, this wasn't even biologically his kid. She let him pay to raise her for five years, then finally told him his daughter wasn't actually biologically his. Which, guess what?! His name was on the birth certificate as the father - so, he was still held accountable for child support for a kid that wasn't even his; that he never saw after the divorce (he dealt with other stuff with her, but that's another story in itself).
The crap you see. 😵💫
The smiley face on her tee-shirt was a nice touch.
I guess all I can really add is ay yay yay papi since you said everything else necessary.
kid with a broken collarbone?