• ClassStruggle@lemmy.ml
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    23 hours ago

    MeToo was defeated once Democrats started showing up on lists. One of their biggest mouth pieces Alyssa Milano went radio silent when Biden was accused.

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      10 hours ago

      How can you possibly claim it was “defeated” when the whole thing was individual women (and the occasional man) rising up and saying, “This happened to me too” and simply refusing to remain silent?

      On the contrary, for everyone who lent their own voice to it, as well as for those who used it as the reason and means by which to effect whatever changes they personally could, it was a resounding success.

      You seem to have #MeToo, a grassroots ad hoc worldwide movement without structure or leadership, confused with the US government and/or justice system. Think that over for a hot minute, lol.

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        7 hours ago

        Those characterizations often seem more retrospective about the weaponization of the movement. Especially with it being so extremely lopsided. As in, those who saw #MeToo as a political opportunity absolutely did. Since it wasn’t an inherently political (party) movement we all got to see it shoved through that lens.

        So we Americans saw Democrats torch their own like Al Franken into resigning over a USO act while the GOP categorically defended their abusers. I am sure a similar dynamic played out across other political regimes as well.