lördag 15 februari 2014

A Legacy Best Not Despised


Never quite liked this term.
Or rather; I don't see the relevance.
More rather; I don't see the insult. Would you fare better without the legacy of "anger" expressed by males of fair complexion - here I would like to mention Voltaire, Montesquieu, Jefferson, Immanuel Kant, even Rousseau, for all the carnage done in the intellectual tradition of rage-driven progress in which he made a name. Strike out "male" for mere "white rage" and I would like to add this mark to the early pioneers of Western feminism, to the auspices of brave contemporary authors such as Mary Wollstonecraft and Marie Gouze, both of which paid a heavy price for their maternities.


One who has a problem with someone's argument may do best to dismember the argument (or the want thereof) lest (s)he will dismember the own intellect in the process. Inborn qualities are not qualities to be upheld, nor would I ever even hint of them as a burden.

Rights are usually born amidst anger and rage. If that is indeed what to call it.

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