Alex Bensky
September 24 at 12:53 PM
David Horowitz quotes a Lenin-era Chekist:
""We are not looking for evidence or witnesses to reveal deeds or words against the Soviet power? The first question we ask is: to what class does he belong, what are his origins, upbringing, education or profession? These questions define the fate of the accused."
In other words, the truth of an accusation and the punishment meted out to the accused are not dependant on the actual truth or falsity of the statement but on who says it. Some people simply by virtue of their status as members of certain groups make unassailable statements that must be treated as true and the status of the accused is the determinant of his fate.
Senator Hirono, for example, says Kavanaugh must be guilty because he's a conservative jurist. What's the difference and why would it be unfair to say the impulse is basically totalitarian?