Comment by krapp

A lot of that outrage was manufactured as part of a right-wing conspiracy theory about a cult of Satanic pedophiles within the Democratic party. That and the related moral panic around transgender "groomers" were both pushed by the Republican party and the media specifically to foment outrage at "the left" and the LGBTQ+ community.

Donald Trump bragged on tape about how he could get away with sexual abuse, and he had years of allegations even before 2016, and none of it affected him. A shocking number of people don't care until they're presented with a political narrative that demonizes the proper groups.