For nearly an hour on Monday night, Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina gave an unprecedented speech on the House of Representatives floor accusing four men — including her ex-fiancé — of rape, sex trafficking and sexual misconduct against her and other women.
Sure, but there’s a large difference between questioning someone’s credibility and approving of them being sexually assaulted.
That is to say there’s a large moral difference between “she has a history of making up claims for attention, so I don’t believe her” and “she wishes harm on others, so I hope she gets sexually assaulted”.
I mean, just on the face of it, it is hypocritical to wish harm on someone because they wish harm on someone. Is wishing harm on someone wrong, or is it not?
Unfortunately, people seem to have no grasp of nuance and just react with the most outrageous takes. In my mind I just assume that these commenters are literally children, who’re simply copying bad behaviors and not actual functioning adults with the ability to self-reflect. But, that’s more for my own sanity.