It is well worth considering this connection. Delusional mobs, fighting phantom enemies--This is a thing that occurs repeatedly in history. It is about something. The fact that large numbers of people believe in the same injustice does not make it real. https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/03/08/25893712/media-fueled-the-satanic-ritual-abuse-craze-social-media-will-fuel-the-next-false-panic …
And yet, then, as now, if you ever question the empirical basis of a moral panic about anything sex-related, the public's hysterical rejoinder is always, 'Why are you defending the indefensible!? You must be one of them!...'
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