Darren's latest rant

[John Baglow]

When Darren gets involved, time to move on. I hope he feels better after
that long, satisfying belch of his.

Briefly, though: I don't like moral posturing, not because I am an
intellectual snob, nor because I am not myself a moral person. I don't
like it because it muddies the waters. So, when talking about sexism and
racism, some will look at these in a narrow, moralistic manner, and say, "I
don't like racism, because it is wrong." Or, "I'm not a sexist, I'm a
good person, and I hate it when people want to blame me for what other bad
people do." Etc.

All this strikes me, quite frankly, as self-indulgent and not very helpful
in fashioning solutions.

Darren, as usual, with his poisonous and pathetic assumptions, is wrong
about me ignoring other forms of violence. I'll leave it at that, except
to note that I have spent most of my life taking on many varieties of
violence. Unlike Darren, though, I know the differences among them, the
tactical and strategic questions involved with confronting each. This comes
from experience and the wish to proceed beyond the simple-minded moralism that
evidently motivates Darren. (The most unpleasant facet of his moralism, at
least in my opinion, is his self-righteousness, which is at its white-hot
peak exactly at that moment when he is accusing others of it.)

Finally, Marc Lepine used the word "feminist." What he evidently meant, by
word and action, was "women who don't know their place."

Froth on, Darren, and Happy New year to you.

--
Cheers, He totara wahi rua he kai na te ahi.
John