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RobC's avatar

There is another factor, which is not often noticed: Success unites. Failure divides. We see this in many fields - party politics, ideology, sport, et al. When people see that things are going well for their group, everyone pulls together. Let's keep this going. But when people see that they're not doing so well, cracks appear. Rival factions, rumours of contenders for the leadership role, that kind of thing. Some will simply lose interest and retire to private life, or switch to a rival - and more successful - side. So: Success unites. Failure divides.

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Fascinating - thanks Tom. As it happens, I'm currently putting together an essay on what makes feminism dangerous that will cover some of the same territory, but from a different approach. (And I may even steal some of your ideas. Sorry! ;-)

PS: If you are interested, I recently wrote about hatred against men as a warning sign that feminism is dangerous: https://critiquingfeminism.substack.com/p/we-need-to-talk-about-feminism

It's rather satisfying that our paths are crossing though we are heading in somewhat different directions. Keep up the good work!

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