Cerin - thank you for your response. ( By the way, it is my habit to bold posters' names when I respond to them directly, to make it more clear who I am responding to. )
A whistle-blower complaint is a special case, like a sexual assault accusation, because the repercussions of coming forward in these cases can be profound. I believe it should be a sexual assault victim's right, and no one else's, to decide whether to come forward, and I think the same goes for government employees.
Recently an anti-Kavanaugh zealot reported about a sexual assault he had witnessed during Kavanaugh's college years; that should not have been published. That person with an agenda had no right to bring that woman's name into the public as a sexual assault victim; that should have been left to her. Now this talebearer with an agenda, whom I will no longer call a whistle-blower because he isn't, has made a decision that was not his to make. These people who spoke to him about things they saw had the full ability and choice to come forward had their own level of concern merited it, and had they been willing to accept such exposure and jeopardy to their careers. This complaint, imo, should have been rejected on the grounds that it was heresay, and I use the word with understanding.
I remember your stringent support of Kavanaugh, and while I understand that you are presenting your view of the whistleblower news we're all discussing, and I welcome the exposure to viewpoints different than mine in order to broaden my understanding of the world, I also find it hard to understand the parallels you are drawing here. But I certainly am fine with keeping in mind that this is your personal view of things and that you seem to say that you find parallels between Kavanaugh, sexual assault, whistleblowers, and using public office for personal gain.
I don't agree with your conclusion that the whistleblower is a talebearer, which I'm sure comes as no surprise to you. I feel like there's a much deeper layer to your view of these matters which I don't clearly understand.
From my perspective, public officials ( Kavanaugh, Trump, whistleblower ) are imbued, at most, with a temporary power of office to act on behalf of the people of America ( all of them, not just the ones supporting them for personal reasons or gain ). I have a feeling, from your defense of these public officials in the face of everything, that you may feel differently about the powers of elected officials and the right of the American people to question their conduct.
I'm not going to get into the whole "deep state" thing since I have not seen enough concrete evidence to form an opinion in that regard. I do believe that any person or group of people with too much power is dangerous to the wellbeing of the American people, which is part of the reason I am concerned about the current administration. I am in favor of shining light in dark places. It seems to me that the whistleblower is making an attempt to do that.
