02-29-2012, 08:39 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-29-2012, 09:28 AM by FireIceTalon.)
Yea dont worry, my rant was directed at the primary source only 
RP was pretty much already on my sh!t list anyways, since A). He's a Capitalist scumbag, and B). his more recent remarks regarding the 1964 Civil Rights Act (that he called unconstitutional) certainly didn't make a fan out of me. Not that I am a Constitutionalist by any means, because I'm not, but its just simply the fact he implies this progressive and revolutionary event to be a bad thing....indeed, if you are wealthy, white, reactionary, and male, it probably is. Which of course just confirms my belief that the Constitution itself is nothing more than a Bourgeois document anyway, that is said to apply to all Americans in theory, but obviously not in practice. I talk to a number of people who are surprised that I dont like him, because his anti-war politics easily appeal to leftists (though I maintain there is a HUGE difference utopian Democrats who think Capitalism can be reformed, and REVOLUTIONARY/Radical leftists like myself that truly want fundamental change in society - I am the type of person if you call me a Liberal I am rather insulted, lol), but as much as I am sick of America being the world's police, I realize that it is just another by-product of Capitalism. Anyone who thinks we are going to stop meddling in the outside worlds affairs, become isolationist, and keep this Capitalist system going is living in a utopian dream world or flashback from 1920 or something. It will never happen, because imperialism and war-time economies are an inevitable result of expanding and maintaining a hyper-Capitalist society like ours. You want to get rid of the wars and start taking care of business at home? Great. Get rid of Capitalism first then we will have something to talk about. But I digress.
Although this statement regarding sexual harassment was from his book 25 years ago, my guess is he still stands by it. I was pretty heated when I saw this. Blaming the victim or pinning any fault on them at all when it isnt warranted (something Conservatives love to do) is one of my extreme "hot buttons" and will quickly turn me from being civil to downright nasty in any political discussion. When I hear statements even in casual conversation like "maybe if she wasnt dressed so slutty she wouldnt have been raped", I realllllly have to tell myself that person is just extremely moronic to keep myself from walking up to the person who said it and knocking them into next week. Maybe its just my feminine side talking, but I am quite sensitive to such issues.
RP was pretty much already on my sh!t list anyways, since A). He's a Capitalist scumbag, and B). his more recent remarks regarding the 1964 Civil Rights Act (that he called unconstitutional) certainly didn't make a fan out of me. Not that I am a Constitutionalist by any means, because I'm not, but its just simply the fact he implies this progressive and revolutionary event to be a bad thing....indeed, if you are wealthy, white, reactionary, and male, it probably is. Which of course just confirms my belief that the Constitution itself is nothing more than a Bourgeois document anyway, that is said to apply to all Americans in theory, but obviously not in practice. I talk to a number of people who are surprised that I dont like him, because his anti-war politics easily appeal to leftists (though I maintain there is a HUGE difference utopian Democrats who think Capitalism can be reformed, and REVOLUTIONARY/Radical leftists like myself that truly want fundamental change in society - I am the type of person if you call me a Liberal I am rather insulted, lol), but as much as I am sick of America being the world's police, I realize that it is just another by-product of Capitalism. Anyone who thinks we are going to stop meddling in the outside worlds affairs, become isolationist, and keep this Capitalist system going is living in a utopian dream world or flashback from 1920 or something. It will never happen, because imperialism and war-time economies are an inevitable result of expanding and maintaining a hyper-Capitalist society like ours. You want to get rid of the wars and start taking care of business at home? Great. Get rid of Capitalism first then we will have something to talk about. But I digress.
Although this statement regarding sexual harassment was from his book 25 years ago, my guess is he still stands by it. I was pretty heated when I saw this. Blaming the victim or pinning any fault on them at all when it isnt warranted (something Conservatives love to do) is one of my extreme "hot buttons" and will quickly turn me from being civil to downright nasty in any political discussion. When I hear statements even in casual conversation like "maybe if she wasnt dressed so slutty she wouldnt have been raped", I realllllly have to tell myself that person is just extremely moronic to keep myself from walking up to the person who said it and knocking them into next week. Maybe its just my feminine side talking, but I am quite sensitive to such issues.
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"Your very ideas are but the outgrowth of conditions of your bourgeois production and bourgeois property, just as your jurisprudence is but the will of your class, made into law for all, a will whose essential character and direction are determined by the economic conditions of the existence of your class." - Marx (on capitalist laws and institutions)