Compliance. A noun. The practice of obeying rules or requests of those in authority. To comply. The verb. To obey the rule or request. Compliant. The adjective. The quality of being too willing to obey the rules or agree to requests in hopes that it will get you the desired result. It won’t and if it does, you’ll hate what you get anyhow. “Compliantly” would … Continue reading Should we talk about compliance?
They always seem odd to me, the women who give away the right to control their bodies to men who don’t have their best interests or their backs. But indoctrination is a powerful thing and fundamentalism needs to keep women subordinate if it is to work. John Pavlovitz (the link below) sums it up well: only one of us believes she should have full autonomy … Continue reading Reblog: A Pro-Choice Man Grieving Pro-Life Women.
Sometimes, the blog feels like a gentle prod. Other times, it feels like a four by four swinging at me. Get something done here. Engage. Write. She’s very aggressive. Kind of a nag. Perhaps an update about works in progress will appease whatever gene sequence turned on when I pressed publish the first time? It’s unfortunate that my work exists mostly on an imaginary level … Continue reading Works in progress.
When do we stand up? When do we recognize the slide? When does “there” become “here?” Forests and trees are a problem in the application of theory. We’re as free as the most restricted, which means we’re not free at all. We keep ignoring that at our peril. “The first time anyone’s freedom is trodden on, we’re all damaged.” It would help if we understood … Continue reading Women should be people.
From Famine to Feast 