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History of Feminism

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2. Textbook cases of political opportunism.

Reply to YoungDemCA (Original post)

Wed May 7, 2014, 01:10 AM

May 2014

In a conflict between ethics and and the party, we see poster's real predilections.

Abandoning ethics at the slightest sign of inconvenience means they weren't ever sincerely held beliefs. And these people are as much the enemy of feminism as any outspoken right-wing bigot.

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Those Lewinsky threads have some really vile posts... [View all] YoungDemCA May 2014 OP

Agreed, both threads were horrible and I didn't read either of them until I served on the jury for TexasTowelie May 2014 #1

Textbook cases of political opportunism. Gravitycollapse May 2014 #2

Yup. Agschmid May 2014 #3

I think it is a sickness, and unfortunately it infects even some of our own newthinking May 2014 #4

Well said theHandpuppet May 2014 #7

Some of the misogynistic garbage is being hidden intaglio May 2014 #5

I can't even look ismnotwasm May 2014 #6

Nasty, nasty! Texasgal May 2014 #8

The amazing thing BainsBane May 2014 #9

I am a bit surprised and disappointed by all that Whisp May 2014 #10

Really? I've seen the opposite. boston bean May 2014 #11

You did miss them then. n/t Whisp May 2014 #12