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Originally Posted by Hitch
I don't believe I said that. I did say it was equivalent in many ways to the Salem Witch Trials, in the sense of the utter lack of evidence, no indication as to the realiability of the complainants, and most importantly, the mob mentality of it. The "pile on." Honestly, it's like watching chickens in the hen house decide to peck another to death and it's not pretty--in Chickens or people.
Say what you will, the Twitterverse is the modern-day equivalent of the Witch Trials. It's part of Cancel Culture, in which people lose jobs, their livelihoods, possibly their families and so on.
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Hitch
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As someone who uses Twitter, I agree with you and have thought the same for years. I avoid the drama for the most part and mainly try to stay out of it.