Dirtbags. Dirtbags everywhere!

Following the breaking of the Harvey Weinstein story, we've seen a lot more people coming forward to accuse men and women of abuse, in a variety of industries.  One thing I noticed is that a lot of these accusations are against people in industries where leaders and prominent figures are often younger: Hollywood, high tech, Internet journalism, tech journalism, television journalism, and the like.  And these tend to be people with liberal personas.

Here's my interpretation for why that is.  A person in their 30s or 40s experienced the impeachment of President Bill Clinton when younger.  During that time, they saw a man accused by many women for improper behavior, including rape, finally put on trial once incontrovertible evidence of his abuse came out.  And they saw how the media and activists responded.

The people who claimed to care for women supported Bill Clinton unconditionally.

People in their 40s also had the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as a comparison.  Unproven bad language?  Guilty!  Proven workplace harassment?  My hero!

So the worst people learned a valuable lesson.  Say the right things, support the right causes, contribute to the right politicians, and the left will not only excuse any behavior, they will offer to fellate you.  That's the lesson learned by men who view women as objects that exist only to please them: Just claim to be a feminist, and you can get away with any behavior.