Andre Lieven wrote:
> "Jayne Kulikauskas" (momkulio{at}yahoo.ca) writes:
[...]

> > I'd say that I see mostly anger here, rather than hate.  I think
that it is
> > pretty healthy under the circumstances.  It is good to react to
injustice
> > with anger.  Identifying that a situation is unjust and getting
angry about
> > it is often the first step to change.  So it can be very helpful.
>
> Indeed. It says a lot about the gross Feminisation of western society
> that the concept of " anger " is now viewed as a wide negative. Anger
> is, in fcat, a very good motivator towards *positive change*.

This is an excellent point that bears repeating over and over again,
and I think of it every time I see an inspid screed about "angry white
men."

To quote the immortal John Lydon, "Anger is an energy."  Anger over an
injustice may prompt one to correct that injustice, but our culture has
been infused with such a finger-waddling soccer mom mentality that
people wrongly view all anger as bad.  

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