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rrneck

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16. We can all agree equality is a good thing.

Reply to Warren DeMontague (Reply #14)

Sat Apr 13, 2013, 06:58 PM

Apr 2013

Most of our social problems are problems of wealth caused by an overabundance of resources. We are designed to struggle against scarcity and we really aren't very good at managing abundance. We know how to exploit it, but not manage it.

We can achieve equality through effective political action. That requires solidarity and focus. So while the term "mansplain" is little more than a gender specific colloquialism, it points to a larger political reality. If workers want a fair shake they need to push equally for a fair shake, not push for it because a segment of them claims the issue for itself.

The culture wars are big business, and I expect the 1% thinks business is good.

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I've noticed something... [View all] rrneck Apr 2013 OP

There are undoubtedly situations where women engage in this behavior. Warren Stupidity Apr 2013 #1

Of course it's commonplace. rrneck Apr 2013 #2

it should be, I think. I think gender should be taken out of the equation and we should try to Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #3

I agree that we should try to respect each other as humans, and as individuals. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #5

I agree. I do not use the term myself but, if you are condescending toward me, Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #7

ab-solutely. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #9

well, lord knows! I am not either. I think i am pretty infamous in that regard. - Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #11

Nah. Plus, your name invokes such a mellow song. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #15

When people look for things to stereotype they often find them Gore1FL Apr 2013 #23

Well, I've just been thinking... rrneck Apr 2013 #8

I agree that as the 1% get a strangle hold on all of us that these gender issues are Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #17

They're different because they don't have to care. rrneck Apr 2013 #19

"I'm trying to find out who's at the creek bank with a bucket." lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #24

Well, to be fair rrneck Apr 2013 #25

Except, it's basically used to shut down any explanation coming from someone who is male. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #4

"typically male behavior pattern " Bonobo Apr 2013 #21

Who said there are no typically female behavior patterns? Warren Stupidity Apr 2013 #22

In your last example, she seems to be implying that admin can't or wont understand Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #6

I wonder how one could argue convincingly from a position of that kind of certainty rrneck Apr 2013 #10

"why bother ourselves with reality where there's an agenda to be pushed?" Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #12

Pushing agendas pays better than walking a picket line. rrneck Apr 2013 #13

I'll say this: I think for some things there are simply larger forces at work. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #14

We can all agree equality is a good thing. rrneck Apr 2013 #16

No shit. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #18

Use of language and the meaning of words... Buffalo Bull Apr 2013 #20