Watergate happened a long time ago, not sure how relevant it is nowadays. It seems like the standards that politicians are held to have since crumbled, IMO. Nowadays it seems to be quite difficult for a politician or party to harm the public good or democracy enough to decrease their chances of reelection. The USA seems somewhat better in this respect than the EU, though.
> Anthony Weiner
Is there any hint that he was actually corrupt?
> Roy Moore
As far as I can see Moore was actually successful despite his corruption, even though he was actually sanctioned for it. In the end his fall was only caused by moralizing allegations about how he spends his private time.
> John Edwards
Again, it seems like he only lost his popularity due to his immoral actions as a family man, not as an official.
> compare YouTube demonetization to historical racial violence
Various kind of (physical, murderous) mob violence still happen regularly around the world. Some necklacing videos are available on the Web.
Richard Nixon would like a word. As would Anthony Weiner, Roy Moore, John Edwards, and a few others.
Have often != are always.
I'm pointing out the long-term existence of a common second standard, not its consistent application.
> Whether they're lynching and necklacing their neighbors or "canceling" minor celebrity cranks.
It seems you have some big feelings you should confront, to compare YouTube demonetization to historical racial violence