With the more pernicious feature being allegations = proof. They aren’t. Credible allegations? Not proof.

There is a studied movement that is actively seeking to convert the US away from presumption of innocence, which is a horrible idea —- but for more of a hazard for women then men should it succeed.

The main check on the illiberalism of MeToo in most of the world are defamation laws that align with the philosophical burden of proof. An accuser must prove the veracity of an allegation in order to avoid potentially severe penalties.

In the US, anyone can accuse anyone of anything, and it is the burden of the accused to prove the allegation false. This is interesting not only as an inversion of the rules of discourse, but is also at odds with the presumption of innocence as it exists in the US justice system.