Ann Althouse is not convinced that the Democrats (including Atrios) care about feminism.
I think they care about it as sincerely as they care about gay rights. (i.e. if you don't agree with our philosophy, you are guilty of "self hatred" and we're free to abuse you.) Gay conservatives or libertarians are not gay, nor are feminist conservatives or libertarians "real" feminists. I can remember when feminism did not have anything to do with socialism. Nor did gay rights. The idea was freedom and independence from all oppressive and domineering forces. Unfortunately, too many feminist and gay activists have surrendered their independence to oppressive and domineering forces. This is not to say that supporting a socialist agenda is necessarily incompatible with feminism, or gay rights, only that once the former dominates and subordinates the latter, the latter ceases to have an independent existence, and ends up substituting a new master for the old.
I submit that if feminism means women are not free to make up their own minds, then it is not feminism.
Unless the word "feminist" has been redefined as meaning support for socialism, I'd say Atrios is not a feminist.
UPDATE: Roy Edroso accuses me of "predictable willful misapprehension." And in the same post, Steven Malcolm Anderson stands accused of being a "peach," plus commenters accuse him of "hardcore craziness" -- and he's in big trouble for typing an "a" instead of an "s."
Naughty, naughty, Steven!
Hmmm....
Well, isn't willful misapprehension more rational than accidental misapprehension? I'd rather engender the former than the latter.
Nah. I don't think I can live up to such a lofty goal.
MORE: Clive Davis (via Glenn) thinks Ann Althouse is right about sexism in the blogosphere. Sounds like another willful misapprehension to me.
posted by Eric on 11.22.05 at 10:28 AM
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Excellent. Absolutely right. The Left swallows everything up into its government-control agenda. They use workers, Negroes, women, homosexuala, Jews to promote socialism and Communism -- and then discard them when they have outlived their usefulness to the collective.
What Leftists primarily mean by "feminism" now is: abortion (which has become the sacrament of those who hate sacraments), abortion not only legal but subsidized and promoted by the government. The original feminists such as Susan B. Anthony, who fought for the right of women to vote and (more important) to own property, thought abortion was murder.
Am I a feminist? If feminism means a belief in the autonomy and power of Woman, then I am certainly a feminist. If feminism means a belief that women are victims of the Big Bad male oppressor, then I am certainly not a feminist.
Yes, in general, premeditated murder is more rational than involuntary manslaughter, because something done involuntarily is not rational in the strict sense. But I don't think killing is analogous to apprehending.
I don't think I missed what was really going on, although I think our apprehensions differ. Whether mine is grounded in a lack of intelligence is a matter of opinion, but I thank you for the link!
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Don?t bang your head!
Excellent. Absolutely right. The Left swallows everything up into its government-control agenda. They use workers, Negroes, women, homosexuala, Jews to promote socialism and Communism -- and then discard them when they have outlived their usefulness to the collective.
What Leftists primarily mean by "feminism" now is: abortion (which has become the sacrament of those who hate sacraments), abortion not only legal but subsidized and promoted by the government. The original feminists such as Susan B. Anthony, who fought for the right of women to vote and (more important) to own property, thought abortion was murder.
Am I a feminist? If feminism means a belief in the autonomy and power of Woman, then I am certainly a feminist. If feminism means a belief that women are victims of the Big Bad male oppressor, then I am certainly not a feminist.