silvatungfox responded to a discussion called How the hell is Obama even a contender. in politics.
2 months ago
If in fact you are serious, lets clear up a couple of things you have wrong. The first is that Obama is not pro-abortion, he is pro-choice, which any sane woman will tell you that it is ethically wrong to insist on laws controlling her body. Many women would not chose abortion, but not all women share a judeo-christian ethics system and the trauma to body mind and soul over a rape or a forced p...

silvatungfox responded to a discussion called Feminist Hypocrisy in politics.
3 weeks ago
Sarah Palin is about as far from a feminist "ideal" as any woman can be. My own objections to her include but are not limited to her condoning and approving of aerial killing of wolves in Alaska. This included machine gun "hunts" and running packs of endangered wolves to the point of exhaustion and death when they could not get the kill with their guns. There is also the question of ethics ove...

silvatungfox commented in a discussion called Feminist Hypocrisy in politics.
3 weeks ago
As with any label you will find a variety of sematics and even more definitions as to what that label implies. One issue feminists may lay claim to the label based upon their support of equal pay for equal work. I would not argue with them over this, since they do indeed support some if not all the issues that are generally considered feminist issues. Your original premise was, or rather th...

silvatungfox commented in a discussion called Feminist Hypocrisy in politics.
3 weeks ago
Obama is just less dangerous a choice than Palin and McCain. I doubt there will ever be a "perfect" candidate in anyone's view. The "bigger issue" as you call it it comes down to Obama being the lesser of the evils.