American mainstream politics are pretty extreme when viewed by literally any other Western country.
I have drifted further and further left since my “detoxing” and I think I’d still be considered centre left in America. Centrist on a bad day. I’m not sure.
My initial disconnect I guess with third wave, was honestly I don’t think I properly engaged with it like I was supposed to. Due to my unfamiliarity of American politics in general. We have different baggage in Australia. Indeed both our sides are like milquetoast in compassion to American political discourse. So when it was explained to me, due to my unfamiliarity with current social science and not understanding a lot of the baggage Americans have to deal with, it sounded conspiratorial to me. So I had a visceral reaction and was too hot headed.
I think I need to do better. But I also might need a “translation” of sorts. Because American political culture in general is probably more extreme than mine. Or perhaps it’s just addressing a different set of baggage, I don’t know. I’m guessing the latter more than the former.
So can my fellow feminists help me understand the points better? I know I was a hot headed irrational idiot before. But I’m more growed up now.
I have drifted further and further left since my “detoxing” and I think I’d still be considered centre left in America. Centrist on a bad day. I’m not sure.
My initial disconnect I guess with third wave, was honestly I don’t think I properly engaged with it like I was supposed to. Due to my unfamiliarity of American politics in general. We have different baggage in Australia. Indeed both our sides are like milquetoast in compassion to American political discourse. So when it was explained to me, due to my unfamiliarity with current social science and not understanding a lot of the baggage Americans have to deal with, it sounded conspiratorial to me. So I had a visceral reaction and was too hot headed.
I think I need to do better. But I also might need a “translation” of sorts. Because American political culture in general is probably more extreme than mine. Or perhaps it’s just addressing a different set of baggage, I don’t know. I’m guessing the latter more than the former.
So can my fellow feminists help me understand the points better? I know I was a hot headed irrational idiot before. But I’m more growed up now.