Quote (bogie160 @ Aug 2 2020 04:08pm)
The issue at hand is anonymous allegations that purport to tell a "woman's story" but which are non-falsifiable by virtue of the fact that the accuser or her story has never been made known to the accused.
This is inherently linked to the #MeToo movement, which as most social movements do, started out pinning identifiable crimes on real criminals, but has since devolved into a modern day witch-hunt that has now claimed a young man's life.
Alright, we all get your point.
Now, if you are honest about this, you'll do three things:
Step 1: Collect data on how many people have committed suicide after being accused of rape.
Step 2: Collect data on how many people have committed suicide after having been raped.
Step 3: Continue your fight against the #MeToo movement only if it clearly does more damage than good.
I'll help you a hand. Both data points are completely impossible to gather, because many suicides happen for unknown reasons, and many rapes happen without anyone other than the victim ever knowing about them. So, your point about #MeToo being harmful is not falsifiable itself.
So since you are against defending non-falsifiable claims, you have a few options:
- Collect that data after all, and prove me wrong about it being non-falsifiable.
- Stop complaining about the #MeToo movement.
- Be a hypocrite.
Edit: I thought I was responding to duffman316.
This post was edited by Leevee on Aug 2 2020 08:25am