It starts with a bad apple like Weinstein. In England, it ends up with the sacking of a cabinet minister who put his hand on a journalist's knee, about which she was not offended.
By all means change the culture so that powerful men know they are vulnerable if they behave very badly.
But get the lawyers and the journalists out of the business of using popular but strict morality in hindsight to target people on the other side of the aisle.
We want a broad conversation, even if it means there are rough edges. If there's a pattern of noxious behaviour, that is a problem. Otherwise, only Puritans will be allowed to represent us.
I know I have made this point about having a broad and inclusive dialogue for a long time on many subjects. What a toxic sort of thing the people who demand perfection always produce.
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