Anyone who thinks an adult telling about being molested as a child is a liar --

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249. Some subjects are just more sensationalistic than others...

..and attract more attention. A simple thing like starting a flame fest so that a subject keeps popping up to the top of the forum is a self-reinforcing cycle that amplifies the flaming and the sensationalism.

Further, charges of sex crimes, particularly child abuse, cause more harm when false than, say, even accusing Dick Cheney of genocide. More than anything else, these kinds of accusations cause harm simply by being made.

We expect politicians to be accused of all sorts of crap, justified or not, and because of that the impact is often very blunted. Maybe all it takes is an accusation without proof sometimes to tilt a close election, but losing a close election for stupid reasons is an understood risk of the political game.

Still further, the people most vocal about someone like Christie were already against him -- the as-yet-to-be-fully-substantiated charges just add fuel to an existing fire. Charges like those against Woody Allen will ruin many more previously positive views.

You're reading way, WAY too much into if you think the number and types of responses indicate some secret support, or lack of concern, for child abuse.