You've made some pretty good points about how disproportionate the response has been. I agree that the proportion was definitely unfair.
forkDestroyer
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I think it's alright to hold both of them accountable for infidelity in a social sense. Clinton being the more responsible as the man in the marriage, but Monica knew he was married. I can't see a moral argument to not hold her accountable for this as well (again, socially, not legally). They were both adults. I don't think the age difference or power dynamic lets either of them off of the hook, even though it would make the then-President comparatively more in the wrong.
I think it's more alright to have punished Clinton for lying (under oath, right?). Even if I don't think it made sense to ask him about sexual relations, he still lied about it. I don't think there's any legal issue with what Monica did.
I'm glad she's speaking up against bullying nowadays.
I didn't follow each update on this situation while it was going on, so if you think I missed an important point that would change my mind, I'm open to considering it.
Last I checked years ago, they sold their carbon credits for a whole lot of money whenever they earned them.
It's fair to say that Clinton wasn't a good role model and broke his oath to his wife (so long as they weren't in an open relationship, which I doubt they were).
Concerning the age difference: I think this is where we have a disagreement. Even if the brain is still developing at 22, a 22 year old is an adult. If you make a bad decision as an adult, I don't think the excuse that your brain is still developing holds. Monica isn't being judged for a crime (at least as far as DC law goes), but she's being socially judged for being with a married man sexually, which we know is wrong in our culture.