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In reply to the discussion: Yes, I am a Feminist. Deal. With. It. [View all]Spiritual leader at work.
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Here are some questions you might ask yourself:
Do you believe in feminism? Do you believe that feminism carries with it a sense of moral certainty? Do you believe that the leading intellectual lights of feminist thought have an insight in the human condition? Do you believe that you gain an insight into the human condition through your belief in feminism?
Now, replace the word "feminism" with any other "ism" and ask those questions of anyone who considers themselves a devotee of that ideology. What kind of answers do you think you'll get?
Now lets take it one step further. I am personally acquainted with at least two atheist Jews and one Buddhist Jew, not to mention any number of other people that follow a mixture of ideological doctrines. Which is to say that we can carry within us beliefs from an entire spectrum of ideologies and use them in concert to make sense of the world. This, I think, is one of the greatest cultural advances in human history. That advance may free us from ideological extremism. How much blood has been shed because ideologues would brook no denial of their orthodoxy? And you can watch the dynamic between degrees of extremism play out right here every day. It's all in your head RQ, and that's where it belongs.