- Thu Sep 13, 2018 7:14 am
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Her aim is to foster division and to make herself look like a martyr. Here she is, just asking questions all politely, then someone gets in her face. Who, on the face of it, is the unreasonable one?
The point of her questioning is similar to those cases of MRAs declaring themselves women to get onto all female shortlists. Ask a question that can be answered in 2 ways - long and complex positive, or short and dismissive negative. If you can't give a short positive, you're screwed. If you're explaining, you're failing and so on.
But ultimately it's about her looking like a selfless martyr, and her opponents looking unreasonable.
The point of her questioning is similar to those cases of MRAs declaring themselves women to get onto all female shortlists. Ask a question that can be answered in 2 ways - long and complex positive, or short and dismissive negative. If you can't give a short positive, you're screwed. If you're explaining, you're failing and so on.
But ultimately it's about her looking like a selfless martyr, and her opponents looking unreasonable.
"It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail." - Gore Vidal.
"I proved that you're wrong. And if you're wrong, I'm right." - Aaron Eckhart.
"I proved that you're wrong. And if you're wrong, I'm right." - Aaron Eckhart.