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In reply to the discussion: Getting more conservative as you get older? [View all]ismnotwasm
(41,921 posts)But I went from "tear it all down they're all the same and fuck the patriarchy" to an active feminist who cares about actual outcomes. My oldest daughter thinks I've mellowed, and I keep trying to explain what the election of George W. Bush did to me. I knew who he was you see. I thought "no fucking way he'll get nominated" but he was. I changed because my political horizons became broader.
My politics are feminist politics--that hasn't changed. What changed is I would rather work within the system we have than loftily refuse to vote and break shit at protests. I developed an understanding of the political process, and knew one key to change is, indeed correcting gender imbalances another is Correcting racial injustices. Doing things like this in a system that has codified such injustices in its very fabric--because working within the system, CAN produce changes.
The heartbreaking part is that it's far too little and far too late for far too many people.
That doesn't mean I will quit fighting, or go back to "tear it all down"--I see that as counter-productive and harmful.
But fuck the patriarchy.