An excellent lesson on the leftist mind
This article is an excellent look inside the liberal/leftist mind. It serves as a lesson on most other issues.
You've by now probably heard of the video of the woman walking through NYC "being harassed". It was, of course, from a causehead group looking to foment divisiveness with the "war on women" and related arguments, and from there to push laws and gain power. After the video came out some folks pointed out that most of the "harassment" came from minorities. The following is a Slate piece responding to that.
"It's not that white men don't harass women, it's that they do it in a different way."
"For all men, harassment of women has more to do with establishing power than it does sexual interest"
You see, to this Inquisitor (witch hunt, lynch mob) mindset the certainty of guilt is already there; the only thing that must be achieved now is confirmation of guilt. To this kind of zealot ALL are guilty unless obedient.
The leftist sees all people as oppressed vs oppressor. When it is pointed out that "men of color" are the oppressors in this video the fanatic must fixate on the hierarchy of oppression to push all points: "yes, they are oppressors here, but that is only because they too are oppressed". All roads must lead back to confirmation of the ideology. All roads minds find oppressor vs oppressed.
white men -> minority men -> white women - > minority women
As the ULTIMATE victim, she has the most power, and gets to tell those "above" her to "check their privilege", AKA shut up and obey.
She can't tolerate that it is pointed out there might be a flaw in the culture of minorities (see all data on lack of two parent households, or Democrat voting, or lack of church). The focus must return to the oppression of women while the conduct of minorities must be ignored or excused. Surely, in her mind, if they are oppressors it must be because they are oppressed.
"all women get it in some form."
See? ALL men are evil and oppressors. That's a given to this misandrist zealot. The only question is how those oppressors, who must be punished and controlled for their oppression, will be dealt with.
ALL men are evil, WHITEY most of all.
White Men Don't Catcall. They Harass In Other Ways.
You've by now probably heard of the video of the woman walking through NYC "being harassed". It was, of course, from a causehead group looking to foment divisiveness with the "war on women" and related arguments, and from there to push laws and gain power. After the video came out some folks pointed out that most of the "harassment" came from minorities. The following is a Slate piece responding to that.
"It's not that white men don't harass women, it's that they do it in a different way."
"For all men, harassment of women has more to do with establishing power than it does sexual interest"
You see, to this Inquisitor (witch hunt, lynch mob) mindset the certainty of guilt is already there; the only thing that must be achieved now is confirmation of guilt. To this kind of zealot ALL are guilty unless obedient.
The leftist sees all people as oppressed vs oppressor. When it is pointed out that "men of color" are the oppressors in this video the fanatic must fixate on the hierarchy of oppression to push all points: "yes, they are oppressors here, but that is only because they too are oppressed". All roads must lead back to confirmation of the ideology. All roads minds find oppressor vs oppressed.
white men -> minority men -> white women - > minority women
As the ULTIMATE victim, she has the most power, and gets to tell those "above" her to "check their privilege", AKA shut up and obey.
She can't tolerate that it is pointed out there might be a flaw in the culture of minorities (see all data on lack of two parent households, or Democrat voting, or lack of church). The focus must return to the oppression of women while the conduct of minorities must be ignored or excused. Surely, in her mind, if they are oppressors it must be because they are oppressed.
"all women get it in some form."
See? ALL men are evil and oppressors. That's a given to this misandrist zealot. The only question is how those oppressors, who must be punished and controlled for their oppression, will be dealt with.
ALL men are evil, WHITEY most of all.
White Men Don't Catcall. They Harass In Other Ways.