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The "mob" part is that people went digging for dirt as a reaction to their dislike of her recent comments in front of congress.
by noitpmeder 3y ago
The "mob" part is that people went digging for dirt as a reaction to their dislike of her recent comments in front of congress.
- gruez 3y agoGreater public scrutiny is bad? Or is it only bad when it's in retaliation for something? More importantly, why is this form of "mob justice" bad? It's easy to see why it's bad to subject people to extrajudicial violence, but in this case all conduct is done within the bounds of the legal system.
- wredcoll 3y agoSo now we're in favor of cancel culture? This whiplash is confusing.
- gruez 3y agoThere's a huge difference between being "canceled" for one's opinions and/or unsubstantiated allegations, and being canceled for actual misconduct. I'm not even sure how you'd defend the latter. Suppose someone lied about their credentials to get a position, and he got found out a few years later thanks to angry partisans, are we supposed to let him off the hook because "cancel culture"?
- danso 3y agoPeople have been “canceled” for plagiarism long before “cancel culture” became a popular phrase
- noitpmeder 3y agoNowhere am I arguing she does not deserve the consequences of her actions, all I'm saying is that no-one seemed to care nearly this much until her congressional testimony.
- laborcontract 3y agoThe “dirt” here you refer to is her own work, not some petty digging into her personal life.
- kcplate 3y ago…Or perhaps not entirely her own work