We shouldn’t “believe” anyone. We are a divided society with no hope of cultural reconciliation or compromise. So every claim and accusation should require empirical evidence. Because you cannot trust the word of someone who wants you dead.
I agree with that, but I’m saying that the absolute reverse of “believe all women (even without or against evidence)” is “believe no women (even when they do have evidence).” Neither is a position I want to adopt, but I think if I had to choose one of the two, the latter would be less destructive overall.
We shouldn’t “believe” anyone. We are a divided society with no hope of cultural reconciliation or compromise. So every claim and accusation should require empirical evidence. Because you cannot trust the word of someone who wants you dead.
I agree with that, but I’m saying that the absolute reverse of “believe all women (even without or against evidence)” is “believe no women (even when they do have evidence).” Neither is a position I want to adopt, but I think if I had to choose one of the two, the latter would be less destructive overall.