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I generally oppose all witch hunts as a matter of principal. Even if the person actually did something wrong the damage done by enabling a pitch fork wielding m
by forrestthewoods 12y ago
I generally oppose all witch hunts as a matter of principal. Even if the person actually did something wrong the damage done by enabling a pitch fork wielding mob is far worse than whatever thing was done by a single person.
- joelrunyon 12y agoThis. Plus every witch hunt enables the next witch hunt by serving as a reference point & rationalization for extreme reaction.
- lotsofmangos 12y agoI guess the counterpoint to that might be the events surrounding the downfall of Nicolae Ceaușescu. Not just the jeering mob that let the facade of power slip, but also the army switching sides thinking the defense chief had been murdered when he had in fact committed suicide. edit - Am meaning it more as an exception that proves the point. Someone really has to be nasty on the scale of Ceaușescu before forming a badly informed mob can be a good idea.