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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
We've obviously in a period of change and confusion around social norms. Some of it is a corrective of predatory behaviour by men. Some of it is a resurgent culture of conformity and shaming - though coming progressives and not conservatives this time around. And then you have the distorting effects of social media. The questions are:
- How can you have social norms when there's nothing close to consensus on what those norms are?
[*)How do we establish the truth in a social media environment where allegations can be made without any vetting, and where outrage and calls for action arise in a matter of hours?
- What response do we want for transgressions that fall short of criminal behaviour? Do we even have the capacity to make distinctions and apply proportionality, when the only social sanctions at our disposal seem to be public shaming and consequent total destruction of professional and social standing?
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This is a real concern for me, people seem to have completely lost any sense of proportionality for all forms of harrasment/sexual assault. Just look at this woman's lawyer using terms like "survivor" for someone that had sex propositioned to them. Or how Matt Damon was raked over the coals for correctly pointing out that harassment or unwanted touching is bad, but not in the same way that full-on Weinstein rape is bad. That was a completely reasonable and factual statement that he somehow caught heat for.
I really don't understand why so-called progressives are in such a hurry to throw away the hallmarks of our incredible Western legal system. Concepts like innocent before proven guilty and degrees of a crime seem like they are met with utter contempt.