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When Hating Masculinity Too Much is Bourgeois Nonsense

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Much of the anti-scientific thinking of liberal ideology will tell us that being a man is wrong and that it is inherently evil, and that all men are responsible for all the social ills in the world. This line of thinking implies that all men benefit in the same way from the subjugation of women, which is not actually the case because class is a far more significant factor in determining who actually benefits from gendered oppression. It also conveniently forgets that the social relations between the sexes are rooted in the base superstructure of capitalism. Therefore, 'male power' or 'masculinity' are not the cause of wars or environmental destruction since patriarchy is not the principle basis of oppression as both [Western] liberal and radical feminists would like us to believe. Now, this is not to say that men are oppressed by women. However, you cannot get rid of inequalities such as sexism and racism under capitalism, a system that is predicated on inequality;...

Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and What Really Stopped Japan

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On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped nuclear bombs on Hiroshima. Three days later, on August 9, 1945, they did the same to Nagasaki. The atomic bombings marked the first and, thus far, the only time that nuclear weapons have been used in armed conflict. Between 129 000 and 226 000 people were killed, most of whom were civilians. It is commonly believed that these bombings forced Japan to surrender, with some proponents of this oft-repeated narrative (which contains many inaccuracies and myths) going as far as to claim that it was necessary. Contrary to that commonly held belief, it was most likely the very real possibility of a Soviet offensive taking place on the Japanese mainland, which would mean a direct confrontation with Soviet forces, that pushed Japanese leaders to surrender. And so, it was really the military genius of Stalin that helped stopped Imperial Japan -- not the atomic bombs. "..."[Y]ou can’t analyze Japan’s decision to surrender objectively ...