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Spider Jerusalem

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22. All of this is denying the influence of culture, though.

Wed May 28, 2014, 01:42 AM

May 2014

So yes, those people are reactionaries. If it weren't for a misogynist culture and the existence of the MRA/"pickup artist" forums he frequented, and if it weren't for the ready availability of guns in American culture, would this have happened? I think that these are very reasonable questions to ask, because things don't happen in a vacuum.

And if you aren't aware of cultural misogyny you're kind of blind, really. See for instance http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/26/yesallwomen-how-twitter-reacted-to-the-shootings-in-california (and really pretty much any of the tens of thousands of things posted on Twitter under that hashtag in the past week or so plus all of the media commentary it's generated).

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There is a LOT of hate and people [View all] ChisolmTrailDem May 2014 OP

I don't really see a lot of people hating each other. Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #1

+1 n/t jaysunb May 2014 #2

This DURHAM D May 2014 #3

+1 n/t Gormy Cuss May 2014 #4

"reactionaries" nalils it... SidDithers May 2014 #5

Damned true ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #6

How do you know to what the OP was referring to? Puzzledtraveller May 2014 #12

I can read. eom. 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #13

exactly. perfect post. m-lekktor May 2014 #7

... nomorenomore08 May 2014 #9

Oh, there's been reactionaries, alright.....but not the kind *you're* thinking of. See post 15...... AverageJoe90 May 2014 #16

SPIDER JERUSALEM NAILS IT Skittles May 2014 #17

Not really. nt AverageJoe90 May 2014 #18

YES REALLY Skittles May 2014 #19

Interesting. Because what I see is (a lot of) . . . MrModerate May 2014 #20

All of this is denying the influence of culture, though. Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #22

At the risk of being called a "distractor," I'd point out . . . MrModerate May 2014 #23

I'm sorry... Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #24

It's been that way for awhile ... oldhippie May 2014 #8

I actually think ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #14

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K&R Puzzledtraveller May 2014 #11

I've noticed some issues, too. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #15

Chaos is required for the veils to fall down. n/t DeSwiss May 2014 #21

Locking, sorry about that. ucrdem May 2014 #25