Al Frankens Resignation and the Selective Force of #MeToo

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6. It is disturbing that there is so much talk about how Franken didnt corrrctly apologize.

Any movement that delegitimizes someone who believes they are innocent of the charges against them simply because they refuse to make what is, to them, a false confession, is dangerous.

To be clear, women have an absolute right not to be assaulted or harassed, and those who don’t respect that right need to be hit with consequences. To the extent that the #metoo movement accomplishes this, it is a positive force for change in our society.

The danger is that like some previous mass movements, this one is showing troubling signs of self reinforcing absolutism. In other words, there is a growing tendency to pronounce anyone who disputes the charges against themselves as being proven guilty simply by their denial.