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"Multiple Republican candidates who went all-in on transgender issues lost their elections… The moral and the smart thing to do would be to provide as much resistance to the GOP’s agenda as possible… Abandoning transgender people is immoral, illiberal, and a poor strategic move." (from November '24)
Current Readings: "The lesson…is not that the Revolution was a finished achievement to be commemorated, but that it was never finished at all. The ideas it released kept working long after the men who spoke them were gone." Andy Craig (@andycraig.bsky.social), on Gordon Wood, in the UnPopulist:
"It is impossible to understand Platner’s appeal to the pundit class without grappling with his many male defenders, so many of whom have been vocal about this HR Lady meme." www.liberalcurrents.com/gender-graha...
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worth reflecting on how the big pushes for integration in the american military were tied to the press of absolute warfare. homogeneity is not a pillar that sees you through tough times. it is a luxury you buy in peacetime, when you can tolerate exclusion on the basis of race, or sex, or religion.
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“Above all, the HR Lady represents a woman’s ability to tell a man ‘no.’ And to judge him for refusing. Those twin sins supersede all others.” www.liberalcurrents.com/gender-graha...
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"The UK is sliding fast... Hysterical press coverage of illegal migrants, brutal crackdowns on legal ones, opting out of international law, implementing a national anti-trans bathroom ban, and skyrocketing rates of racist harassment and violence..." (from last Friday)
"The French Revolution had offered rights and status to the populace, giving them cause to identify with the state. This contrasted with Enlightened Absolutism; Frederick the Great would boast that his wars did not interrupt the harvest." www.liberalcurrents.com/liberalism-a...
For the antifeminist leftist, the HR Lady symbolizes the empty triumph of managerial liberalism and girlboss feminism, to be vanquished by a pair of sapient Carhartts.
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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li
"'Diversity is not our strength.' So saith Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. At first blush, the statement may seem plausible in a military context—uniformity is expected of the armed forces. But a glance at history reveals why modern militaries must embrace diversity to be successful."
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In this hotly anticipated crossover event, I argue diversity is a necessity for military success and the overall strength of the state, looking to the great democratization of violence that occurred during the Napoleonic Wars.
For the antifeminist leftist, the HR Lady symbolizes the empty triumph of managerial liberalism and girlboss feminism, to be vanquished by a pair of sapient Carhartts.
Liberal YouTuber Ryan Geddie and Liberal Currents publisher Adam Gurri and their guests discuss the state of liberalism today, liberal ideals past and presen...
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"The Revolution did not birth the forces behind Napoleon’s victories, but rather introduced institutions that could exploit forces that had developed organically. These institutions(. . .) had to be inclusive, or liberal, extending recognition and power to a wider portion of the population."
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To exclude individuals on the basis of sex, color, class, or creed now means to hobble the strength of the state.
