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A British 1970s/80s/90s Child Sex Abuse hysteric who strategically pressurized media organizations she worked with, and was later appointed a Dame, has died of lung cancer that metastasized. I won't bore readers here with the full details of her storied career and string-pulling - you can find them on Wikipedia. [tldr] - While cowboy therapists were trawling for sex abuse victims, Rantzen was preaching to millions on national television and using her position within the British establishment to set up helplines that were foundational in the believe-all-children dogma worldwide. This fed the sex abuse industry and supported the subsequent boom in child sex prosecutions that was to last through the 1990s and only begin to reverse at pace in the new century. In 2008, she finally admitted she blamed herself for raising fears of pedophiles, bemoaning that adults are now scared to help crying children. We could do with someone like Esther Rantzen right now. ![]() |