Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Feminism---overseas. This American liberal is typical. Like Lord Kromer in Egypt (who wanted to "liberate" Egyptian women but opposed women's rights in England), he only supports women's rights away from home. Did this liberal NYT columnist need to travel to Pakistan to cover women's oppression? He could have easily walked a few blocks in New York City to cover stories of domestic violence, and various forms of abuse of women. But no. Those stories would not be sexy enough, and would not be as useful to justify colonial adventures. This same columnist has also turned the Darfur tragedy into kitsch: with tours, and travel excursions, and photo opportunities with the victims. My distance from liberals is as wide as my distance from conservatives.