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 Maura Healey Wants To Suspend The Gas Tax; Beacon Hill Wasn’t So Concerned When Gas Hit $5 In 2022 What Will the Red Sox Wild Card Roster Look Like? Poll: Most Massachusetts Residents Say State Is a Good Place To Live, But Unaffordable Maura Healey Calls For Gas Tax Suspension Days After Mike Minogue