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Christa continues to be more fair and calm than I could possibly be. Words like "scam" and "charade" come to mind. . . .

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I’ve invented an acronym from SATF-ARITF-ARC.

Supercilious

Acronyms

Tossed

Facilely

to

Anaesthetise

Restless

Incurious

Timid

Fools

and

Antagonise

Righteous

Complainants

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Love this!!! If you don't mind, I'm gonna retweet this from you onto Twitter.

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Apr 9Liked by Christa Brown

"I see these kinds of nothingburger “reform” efforts as worse than doing nothing. The SBC’s incessant trailing out of some new proposal, new task force, new committee, new curriculum, new plan, new acronym lands as still more duplicity—particularly because we’ve seen that behind the scenes they’re actively working against survivors. Their words are hollow."

Yes, it's worse than nothing.

We see how fast they move when something matters to them. It doesn't take endless years, committees, investigations, promises that go nowhere. They unite, take action, and things get done.

It's amazing how incompetent they suddenly become on the issue of sexual abuse. They are trying oh so hard and care so very much but somehow, years and decades pass and they're still investigating, still forming committees, still making promises, and not one thing has been done. As you say, the action they are taking is behind the scenes and *against* survivors.

The incongruity of what they say and what they do, when the stakes are so high and the vulnerable so in need of help and safety and justice, is beyond abhorrent.

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Yes! Exactly this! Every word! "It's amazing how incompetent they suddenly become on the issue of sexual abuse... The incongruity of what they say and what they do, when the stakes are so high and the vulnerable so in need of help and safety and justice, is beyond abhorrent."

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