tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post5879852918880025020..comments2023-12-05T07:50:19.855-05:00Comments on No Oil for Pacifists: Liberalism Must Be Right--Even If I Don't Know Why@nooil4pacifistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688417615117569825noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-77709220885230133862009-02-06T23:30:00.000-05:002009-02-06T23:30:00.000-05:00So far, no one's responded to OBH's comments. . .So far, no one's responded to OBH's comments. . .@nooil4pacifistshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688417615117569825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-7901482082174985232009-02-05T12:16:00.000-05:002009-02-05T12:16:00.000-05:00The reason most femmes can't defend their feminism...The reason most femmes can't defend their feminism is because, at its heart, it <B>IS</B> sexism, and its practicers "female chauvinist pigs" to re-use the old vernacular.<BR/><BR/>I've made a number of comments over on that blog, it'll be amusing to look in in a couple days and see the expected Daily Kos sort of foaming invective I get in responses. I bet I get less than 1 in 10 thoughtful responses.OBloodyHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992539380115488567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-32693155614378066622009-02-05T10:40:00.000-05:002009-02-05T10:40:00.000-05:00You're on to something there. Many answers to "wh...You're on to something there. Many answers to "why are you a liberal?" border on "because all the cute chicks are" or, more broadly, "because everyone I know is." But--as you say--that also means they're unaccustomed to the crucible of debate, and so weak at defending their identity. Which is why I blog.@nooil4pacifistshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688417615117569825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-90017076039974860002009-02-04T22:06:00.000-05:002009-02-04T22:06:00.000-05:00Many feminists could of course do better than this...Many feminists could of course do better than this. But a surprising percentage - at least in the social work/psychology/human services pool - are not any more able to defend their feminism despite graduate degrees. Liberalism, including feminism, is more a social grouping than a set of ideas.<BR/><BR/>It all seems so clear and simple when you are with those who agree with you, eh?Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.com