Feminism is about a 5 year old, thought.

[Louisabell]

But when I come here, I also feel a responsibility to at least say something when I see the culture of this forum shifting ever more to a polarized place.

I don't see this trend changing, as this polarization does not represent the old anti-feminist systems of thought, but actually a new counterculture of "red-pilled" thought that has permeated nearly all regions of the nether-web and other physical representations of underground thought.

Some people on this thread which would call themselves progressive have now been deemed to be under the influence of outdated "mainstream" thought. Let's talk.

The funny/not-so-funny thing is that I have been able to track this counter-culture's humble beginnings, and some of the first thought-leaders were actually making some very good points, but they had a lot of nuance that (of course) has been completely lost. These thought-leaders identify the trends that are coming to pass (that have mainly to do with technological advancement) and make a call for people to choose their mates carefully. They say that women should bear some of the blame of a dysfunctional society if they continue to choose partners with violent and anti-social tendencies, but that also men need to stop being dazed by women and choose a mate based on her character and not sexual prowess. All of this with the over-arching intention of eliminating all forms of child-abuse, physical and emotional, so that we may truly progess as a society.

The patriarchal or matriarchal system of days gone past (it doesn't really matter which it was because what both these systems are not is a meritocracy) hid some very dysfunctional behaviour patterns and personalities passed down throughout generations. But now the rules of sexual engagement and procreation have changed. The two main game changers are:
1. Sexual revolution and contraception (i.e. people no longer marry to have sex)
2. Life-span has been extended and people spend more time with their spouses without children in the home.

So, marriage has moved away as a biological imperative and moved more into a formal commitment of life-long companionship based on compatibility. These principles are what make up the modern successful marriage. You have to have a base level decent character and also be able to recognise good character in the opposite gender.

Now some people welcome the change, their personalities are well adapted to it, however, what happens to all the people with dysfunctional behaviours and personalities, traits that have been cemented after countless generations of authority based on rank/gender and not merit? Well those people are struggling to adapt and in their confusion and frustration they need a scapegoat... enter feminism.

The truth is feminism did not create the sexual revolution, the pill did. It was inevitable after that point. Feminism did not extend our lifespans or change the economy so that women joining the workforce made sense. These were all incredibly significant evolutionary steps, powerful forces that no one could stop. Feminism could only hope to make the change more comfortable for people.

Feminists on the whole believe there is still so much to do, like on issues on domestic violence, advocating for women in other countries with sexist laws, sexual harassment in the workplace. But a lot of anti-feminists believe feminism has gone way to far, permeated ever area of their lives and taken away their chances of the "happy" family life that their grandfathers and great-grandfathers were entitled to.

I'm of the opinion that feminism has done little compared to what people have claimed that it has done, so feminism is not really the saviour people want it to be, but it's also not the villian others try to make it out. However feminism is still important in its symbolism, and as someone who understands the importance of symbolism in a metaphysical reality, this is not me hand-waving it away.

Red-ray interests are powerful, foundational, nearly unstoppable. Entire groups react to catalyst as a collective. Don't try to see what you want to see, see what the Creator is showing you. When you understand, people begin to make sense.

Also speedforce131, the hypocrisy doesn't escape me when you say it is damaging to acknowledge someone as a different gender to their biological gender because that is how they identify. But then you demand we acknowledge your superior and infallible future-seeing capabilities because this is who you identify yourself to be?

Personal bias makes a hypocrite out of us all.