Commentary · News For Subscribers The Patriarchy or ISIS: Who Is Really To Blame for Manchester? By Kelly Thomas May 25, 2017 · 3:35 PM EDT · Updated January 16, 2025 12:24 AM · 5 min read read Advertisement Listen to audio version of this article Members only Subscribe to listen "I can empathize with the survivors of the Manchester bombing… When I was 13 I was groped on a train." Yes. You read that correctly. "I can empathize with the survivors of the Manchester bombing… When I was 13 I was groped on a train." Yes. You read that correctly.… Advertisement Read Next John Gaskey Calls For State Review Of Wareham Vote Count Errors Massachusetts Catholic Bishops Rebuke Maura Healey Over Abortion Law Emergency Order Maura Healey's Outgoing Climate Chief Calls For End To Natural Gas Infrastructure Massachusetts Pays More Than $200,000 In Bonuses To Iran War Veterans