Letters to the Editor
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Giving feminists a bad name
This little article ditty manages to sock it to women on two counts. First, it repeats the insipid nonsense in the original article (i.e. feminists blew it when they entered the workforce). Second, through the lazy logic of the Broadsheet 'rebuttal', accepts the parameters of the original as worthy of engagement.
BernieO summed it up succinctly with:
"Blame Republicans
The prioritization of profits as the ultimate good coupled with the disempowering of unions has allowed corporate American to demand more and more from workers while paying less and less to all but upper management. This is the legacy of the sainted Ronald Reagan."
But I would disagree with pointing the finger solely at Republicans. Blame it also on a society that bought into the corporate model of success, that deifies corporate scions as the ultimate in achievement, that refuses nationalized health care, higher taxes and investment in infrastructure while supporting entire lifestyles and communities on credit.
You wanted that McMansion, huge flat screen, newish car and private schools for your kids while not pissing off the powers that be? Well, you got it. And we are all to blame - Reps, Dems, ladies and gentlemen.