whatâs happening to feminism on social media is simply a reflection of a problem on the left that has existed for decades, i think. âsecond waveâ feminism in the U.S. had its biggest push from women who were abused and neglected in leftist organizing. most of the older radical feminist literature, contrary to the lies of the left, speaks consistently about race and class. they viewed the leftâs insistence on libertarianism for women as a form of hypocrisy. they asked the question: why must we be radical about everything but womenâs oppression? that question birthed americaâs second wave feminist movement.
dworkin spoke of this extensively (she was much more charitable than i am), but youâll randomly see evidence of this from lesser known writers if you read the literature from that time period too. iâll post some citations soon. but basically, leftists want you to have a radical critique about everything but gender, because anything that causes injury to men must be abolished, but anything that benefits men must be permitted. the entire political spectrum is simply different flavors of a male grievance movement. male victimhood generates sympathy. this is true now and it has been true for thousands of years.
the leftâs refusal to contend with male supremacy is largely what gave birth to âsecond waveâ feminism in america. this outpouring is going to keep happening so long as they are committed to this refusal, and they wonât be able to corral these women into a productive direction due to their insufficient politics and the loss of trust. this is a repeat of history, and the problem has not been properly addressed.
it is our job as radical feminists to figure out a way to harness this energy into a principled, in-person movement that attacks male supremacy at the root. our politics must not be co-opted and subsumed under the right nor the left as we know it, because it is their duty to neutralize it. letâs not forget, the feminist movement suffered its biggest attack by the state when it threatened the now billion-dollar pornography industry in the 80âsâa very clear institution of capitalism and womenâs sexual subordination. we are at our most dangerous when we behave as âleftistsâ who do not surrender womenâs sexual subordination to liberalism. iâm just a guy on the internet with a blog lol. something is definitely shifting with feminist sympathizers, but the shift isnât being mediated. and it canât be mediated by leftists. #WE can probably do it if we lock in lol.
