(Talking about the movement to deny the prevalence and effects of adult sexual exploitation of children)So what does this movement consist of? Who are the movers and shakers? Well molesters are in it, of course. There are web pages telling them how to defend themselves against accusations, to retain confidence about their loving and natural feelings for children, with advice on what lawyers to approach, how to complain, how to harass those helping their children. Then theres the Mens Movements, their web pages throbbing with excitement if they find proof of conspiracy between feminists, divorcing wives and therapists to victimise men, fathers and husbands.Then there are journalists. A few have been vitally important in the US and Britain in establishing the fightback, using their power and influence to distort the work of child protection professionals and campaign against childrens testimony. Then there are other journalists who dance in and out of the debates waggling their columns behind them, rarely observing basic journalistic manners, but who use this debate to service something else a crack at the welfare state, standards, feminism, touchy, feely, post-Diana victimhood. Then there is the academic voice, landing in the middle of court cases or inquiries, offering rational authority. Then there is the government. During the entire period of discovery and denial, not one Cabinet minister made a statement about the prevalence of sexual abuse or the harm it caused.Finally there are the retractors. For this movement to take off, it had to have human interest victims the accused and then a happy ending the retractors. We are aware that those retractors whose parents trail them to newspapers, television studios and conferences are struggling. Lest we forget, they recanted under palpable pressure.
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