• SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    Look. We are talking in circles. So let me leave you off with a quote from one of the most famous feminist writers, Bell Hooks.

    It is obvious that many women have appropriated feminism to serve their own ends, especially those white women who have been at the forefront of the movement; but rather than resigning myself to this appropriation I choose to re-appropriate the term ‘feminism’, to focus on the fact that to be ‘feminist’ in any authentic sense of the term is to want for all people, female and male, liberation from sexist role patterns, domination, and oppression. – Ain’t I A Woman: Black Women and Feminism, 1981

    Like I said. You are stuck in a mind loop called a false consciousness. I was unable to break you out of it this conversation. I hope that this conversation is a seed in your brain that someday, someone else more able to speak your language waters and sprouts into understanding.

    Please understand. You are not talking about “women”. You are talking about patriarchy. You are complaining about patriarchy. You are complaining about women who are also stuck in the same patriarchy false consciousness as you are, but from the other side. Your talk about women and greed is a complex intersection of patriarchy and capitalism. They effect each other and support each other.

    I genuinely hope you take that extra step towards understanding and abandon your misogynist lens. It is doing more harm to you than you know.

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      11 hours ago

      They need cognitive behavioral therapy to hopefully break them from the notion that their perception aligns with reality.

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          6 hours ago

          Sadly they blocked me for suggesting they speak with a therapist. They are showing signs of narcissism here that should be addressed.

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            5 hours ago

            While I think a lot of people need therapists, I don’t think he is being narcissistic.

            It’s unfortunately just very natural for false consciousness to be very isolating and resistant to outside interference. He is acting in the way that the culture and ideologies of his life have trained him to act when confronted with a foundational challenge.

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      13 hours ago

      Yeah, just re-read my previous comment.

      I didn’t expect more from you, to be honest.