current events, politics, Resistance Tactics, Uncategorized

What’s the Point of Protesting? #womensmarch

After the shudder and wretch inducing inauguration, the incredibly successful Women’s March on Saturday was balm for a lot of our souls. A reminder that Trump does not have the support of the American people. Which is all well and fine, but what good does protesting actually do? Especially when the aims of the protest are so nebulous and ill defined? Even if we have the numbers, … Continue reading What’s the Point of Protesting? #womensmarch

Rebecca TrotterJanuary 23, 2017February 19, 20249 Comments

politics, Resistance Tactics

Let’s Talk About Name Calling: Special Snowflake Edition

One of the favorite rhetorical strategies of the radical right is name calling. Like, they have a whole set of names that they’ve created in order to wage rhetorical war against the rest of us: Libraturd, Feminazi, Thug, Cuck, Special Snowflake, Hysterical, Unhinged, etc, etc, etc. It’s apparently one of their favorite things. The left may not be much more respectful towards the far right, … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Name Calling: Special Snowflake Edition

Rebecca TrotterJanuary 16, 2017February 19, 20241 Comment

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What’s the Point of Protesting? #womensmarch

Let’s Talk About Name Calling: Special Snowflake Edition