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  • ben_0

    Interesting read about women in the alt-right.

    https://harpers.org/archive/2017…

    "The question of why they’ve embarked on this crusade has a practical answer: No movement can survive on men alone. As one female pundit recently wrote, the prospect of the alt-right attracting women “terrifies the left, and it should, because they know that once a threshold of female involvement is reached, there’s no going back.” The philosophical answer is more complex — as are the intellectual contortions women must perform to justify participating in a movement so hostile to their freedom."

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    • re: last line — some of the most conservative people i've met in life have been women. How else would we have nuns?detritus
    • Yeah it's not surprising whatsoever, but read the whole article for a little added context. Also, counterpoint I've met some incredibly liberal nuns ;)ben_
    • There are many anti-feminists around, mostly Latinas and most all other minorities where gender roles are fixed. Trump won with those votesrobotron3k
    • what woman broke your heart robo?fadein11
    • Gary.detritus
    • lol - that would be a twist in the tale.fadein11
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