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malthaussen

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5. But my question is, who is treating whom as an adversary?
Mon Feb 10, 2014, 03:24 PM
Feb 2014

(And obviously we are veering into really broad-brush and stereotypical stuff, so indulge.

It would make sense to band together, of course. But which came first, the chicken or the egg? Is the woman demanding some of "his" the instigator, or the male who steadfastly refuses to support "her" demands?

One of the reasons, I've found, that feminists mention the forbidden "w" world in equality disputes is that it sometimes turns out that those who claim to want "equality for all" really want to increase their own piece while not caring if the relative distribution remains unequal. And this often applies to other oppressed groups as well, they are not really included or considered in the struggle against the Man. Hence they must shout a bit louder to attain that inclusion.

Which of course just makes the divide et impera crowd smile more.

-- Mal

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