One of the most useful far right tropes is the ‘damsel in distress’ & the belief that if only the senior members of fascism knew what was going on, they would ‘fix it’. This was the standard belief, amongst the German public, under the Nazis. It’s been used again wittingly, or unwittingly, here [1]
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assault charges where made against him. She doesn’t care.
A complex and inspiring man, I find myself looking into his life more and more often over the last decade or so - and it seems every time, I learn something new about him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90539KQzPCE
Perhaps she wasn't pleased he entered politics - she didn't marry a politician, after all - but to suggest she's a victim is an insult to the untold numbers of women living in abusive marriages, as well as the women he actually HAS harmed.