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PeonForHer -> RE: True American ? What is a 'true' American ? (5/30/2016 3:01:58 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Awareness
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ORIGINAL: PeonForHer
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For example, Peon contends that feminists universally believe in equality of the sexes and advocate such.
They do, or they're not feminists, Awareness. Per the standard definition of feminism, which is available on websites all over the net.
This little issue has *really* made you go a bit deranged, you know. You should call for Nursie!
Peon, your position is so full of logical holes, I barely know where to begin.
For example, your statement above is a classic example of begging the question - a bizarre piece of circular reasoning.
"Feminists believe in equality, otherwise they're not feminists."
"How can you say that?"
"Because feminists say so."
That's just for starters. Second, you claim feminism has no leaders, no unifying agreement on the definition of feminism, but then bizarrely ascribe the power to define feminism to a dictionary edited by God knows who.
Third, you have absolutely no evidence that feminists practice the definition you're claiming they do. Instead you're essentially attempting to proclaim feminism by fiat as though you have the power and authority to define the activities of thousands of broken women (with the occasional mangina).
I realise why you do it. Feminism is pretty much indefensible which is why you - and the other intellectually bankrupt feminists spreading misinformation and propaganda - try and use the dictionary argument as a bulwark against the wave of documentation of feminism's ills. However it's not convincing, is logically unsound and is completely undermined by the documented actions of feminists on a day to day basis.
And when challenged, you're completely unable to articulate an example of a feminist who meets your dictionary criteria. So apparently your definition of feminism is practiced by nobody.
This is what I mean about an argument so poor it defies credibility. You can't argue your way out of a paper bag, let alone defend a creed of hatred and misandry.
Stop windbagging me, Awareness. Go and look up the definition of feminism - in any of the standard and respected dictionaries - The Oxford, Webster's, etc, etc. It's defined that way not because the writers of said dictionaries want to propagandise nor even assert their authority over the rest of us, but because that's how the word is standardly used. Were they to try to do anything else, they'd be picked up for it in no short order.
You're going to have to give up on this, old boy, no matter how much that jars with your dangerously overinflated ego. And ... no matter how much you want to wriggle around, without this definition, all you've got left is Nick's pisspoor 'Feminism is what feminists do' - which continues to beg the question, 'how do you define feminists, then?'
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