Thread by @sunnshiiny

I remember a number of women came forward accusing Frankin of copping a squeeze while taking pictures at a community fair.

That’s why he resigned.

Where are those women and their accusations now? They evaporated after Franklin resigned. Funny how that works.

https://twitter.com/maxalbanese/status/1377788339131154441

Which is why it’s difficult to trust the Cuomo situation at face value.

Unfortunately, cons come in the female variety. I.E. not all women are honest and trustworthy.

Which is why knee jerk reactions and cancel culture are so dangerous and unhelpful.

Conservatives (Republicans) are NOT operating within the established laws, norms and acceptable social behaviour. Viewing their political behaviour and accusations through the normal framework is futile.

Smears used to take down opposition because they are sexual in nature are seen as badges of honour on the conservative side of the political spectrum. It’s what men do: count notches on their bedposts. Conquests.

It’s the left who believes in women’s equality, not the right.

It’s not that there are different expectations. It’s that Republicans and conservatives refuse to provide women equal dignity and respect as men. So they use the fact the left does treat women as peers against them. Because they can. That’s what opportunists do.

They use the rules against those that follow the rules. Which ultimately destroys the rule. Because if only some people follow the rules, there is no rule. Democrats ruined a man’s career to signal a virtue.

They destroyed one of their own to role model what they expect from the right. Purity culture. Cancel culture. Virtue signalling.

That’s the right refusing to live by the norms. And the left trying to destroy anyone who dares to vary from the expected signal.

Extremism on both ends of the political spectrum.

The only way to enforce norm observance on the right is to make it law, check infractions and apply consequences consistently.

But the left focuses on consistency on the left.

The left also don’t want to make any exceptions or judgements about degrees of infractions. So a photo of a comedian being a comedian is treated the same as a serial molester.

Cons have figured out how to ensure the left follows through on their cancel culture demonstration of virtue. They make false accusations and pay women whose commitment to truth is a lesser factor to consider than the favours or money to be gained for telling an egregious lie.

We need to believe women when they make an accusation. We do.

But we can’t rush to judge the situation until an investigation is made regardless of which side of the aisle the accused is on politically.

If there is any merit to the accusations, they will be borne out under investigation. That doesn’t mean we don’t believe the women who make accusations. But we wait for all of the evidence to be presented.

There was no reason Frankin couldn’t have waited until the conclusion of a formal inquiry to resign. It’s not like he would have been squeezing any behinds and breasts in the meantime.

Different situation with Gaetz. Direct oversight of the entity investigating him?

That’s a major conflict of interest. An opportunity to interfere in the investigation.

And Cuomo, same as Frankin. At the moment the evidence is not clear. All the evidence must be gathered and presented. In the meantime ensure all women have a witness.

Never let the Governor be alone with a woman. It’s less costly than an election. Uncomfortable, but most accusers are not currently working directly with Cuomo alone. Can’t imagine he won’t be on his best behaviour. But watch his supporters. Retaliation from Cuomo fans is a risk.

Those risks can be mitigated.

The rule of law means following the rule of law and not using emotions to allow for mob justice. Mobs don’t exact justice. They exact revenge. The truth prevails. Trust the truth to prevail. Patience during the interim is the virtue to signal.

Not justice. Justice is exacted by revealing the whole truth and examining every fact. Believing a victim does not mean exacting justice. It means supporting those who come forward to endure the wait for justice to be restored.