I would say there is a difference between activist academics yammering on weirdly about "harms" and the "violence of marriage" or whatever, and large numbers of elected national GOP politicians working toward the end of the welfare state.
One is a bunch of weirdos with no electoral power in their we…
I would say there is a difference between activist academics yammering on weirdly about "harms" and the "violence of marriage" or whatever, and large numbers of elected national GOP politicians working toward the end of the welfare state.
One is a bunch of weirdos with no electoral power in their weird bubble, the other is a bunch of politicians with real power making votes and threatening us all with economic armageddon.
That's not to say we should deny the existence of weirdness and bad ideas on "both sides", but let's be clear on who has the numbers and the power to carry them out.
(As for "defund the police", my impression is that the message largely got pushed from activists in Minneapolis itself. That I can give a mulligan on; the MPD in particular has a uniquely brutal reputation--still!--as basically a gang with a badge. George Floyd's murder happened at their hands for a reason.)
(And gas stoves are one of those things, like Nintendo legacy games, that nobody cares about until they're about to go away. Human nature being what it is.)
Joining the comment section battle! :D
I would say there is a difference between activist academics yammering on weirdly about "harms" and the "violence of marriage" or whatever, and large numbers of elected national GOP politicians working toward the end of the welfare state.
One is a bunch of weirdos with no electoral power in their weird bubble, the other is a bunch of politicians with real power making votes and threatening us all with economic armageddon.
That's not to say we should deny the existence of weirdness and bad ideas on "both sides", but let's be clear on who has the numbers and the power to carry them out.
(As for "defund the police", my impression is that the message largely got pushed from activists in Minneapolis itself. That I can give a mulligan on; the MPD in particular has a uniquely brutal reputation--still!--as basically a gang with a badge. George Floyd's murder happened at their hands for a reason.)
(And gas stoves are one of those things, like Nintendo legacy games, that nobody cares about until they're about to go away. Human nature being what it is.)