Knuckle–
A few brave souls in feminist-land have popped up their heads to defend George Bush’s actions, particularly as regards the Taliban. Phyllis Chesler is one good example, as seen here:
After the Taliban gained control of Afghanistan in the mid-1990s, Ms. Chesler says, she privately implored several feminists to push for overthrowing the militant Islamic regime, which closed girls’ schools and forced women to wear the burka. “But no one took it seriously. Then George Bush does it,” she says.
“I didn’t understand Americans who are progressives, feminists, liberals and leftists, why the day after we invaded Afghanistan, everybody began treating this as if we had just invaded Vietnam,” Ms. Chesler says. “We were in a time warp, we were back in the ’60s.
“You would think … there would be some euphoria. Suddenly, women can go about and put their faces into the sun. It’s a good thing. And girls and women can go to school and become literate. It’s a good thing. And yet, the habit of criticizing one’s own government was so deeply ingrained that they could not see this invasion as a good thing, even momentarily.”
Ben–
Environmentalism is about far more than stopping development. It is about reversing progress in the name of saving souls. See Michael Crichton’s brilliant speech on the subject.
