So saddened to see this for three reasons:
1) for Nikita and all sexual assault victims, this just horrendous and shame on the US govt for having him.
2) not sure how this point will be received here but here we go - I’m someone who has genuine concerns about the rates of illegal migration into Ireland in recent years. I welcome skilled migrants and a reasonable limit of genuine asylum seekers no problem. It truly warms my heart seeing eg Ukrainian refugees assimilate into the local schools But I am very very concerned about the volume of undocumented men coming into the country in recent years, many of whom are from cultures diametrically opposed to ours and some of whom have voluntarily left their wives and children in their home countries. It makes me very uncomfortable for the future. I know plenty of people in Ireland feel the same way and by having an inarticulate rapist be the spokesperson for this issue on an international stage has done anyone with the same reasonable concerns as myself a massive disservice. I already feel totally disenfranchised in ireland between the loony far left and the loony far right and FF and FG doing f all in the middle. Now anyone with moderate concerns about mass Islamic immigration is going to be tarnished and dismissed as a mcgregor supporter. It makes me so frustrated.
3) feel strangely sad about how the Irish will be viewed in the states after this, and vice versa. Again- potentially unpopular / controversial opinion but I love America. I love so many things about it and the same with ireland. Now the mutual view of each country and its people in politics/popular culture is going to be so tarnished. A very minor point but still sad to see how rapidly things have gone downhill.