No doubt the practice is rooted in misogyny, however there’s nothing inherently misogynist about dressing that way, is there? I think that’s true, and in that case it can’t be considered misogynist if it’s done as a free choice.

You don’t accept that covering could be anything but oppression. You think it’s not only a form of self-defeat, but it causes others to be harmed, is that right? Let’s say a person voluntarily wears handcuffs, going about their day in them. It doesn’t matter why in this case, because handcuffs are a clear symbol of…

Only muslims criminalize women of all faiths who dare to not wear a veil.

It’s patronizing to say that their actions have no affect in the world

That’s really reaching. When you start up iTunes, is that tacit approval of abusive labor practices? When you use electricity, is that tacit approval of climate change? Maybe to some extent those things are true, but why single out these people and deny this specific instance? Because they’re Muslim.

...forced modesty, or maybe forced immodesty. I don’t get how people can insist with a straight face that Muslim women should trade their evil Saudi-style austerity blanket for our awesome, shiny, western iShackles. The only solution that seems reasonable to me is to let people decide for themselves how to dress, even…

Unless you’re a 24/7 nudist, all people everywhere accept some arbitrary level of forced modesty (a pejorative term for something in any other circumstance people would consider a virtue). The only reason this voluntary student event was canceled because they’re Muslim.

It’s such a bizarre idea that a school is no place for a student to express their identity, engage with their culture, or share their ideas. These Muslim students are simply asking their peers to try something new. Are you really offended by the request, or are you really offended by Islam and Muslims in general?…

If you ever decide to leave the country, you’ll realize it’s simply good manners to be respectful of and to try to adopt the practices and customs of another culture, no matter how SCARY they might be.

My parents told me I was smart all the time, but now I’m a dumbass loser.

You could at least consider someone who hasn’t been shilling for the same plutocratic agenda we’ve been mired in for decades. If you disagree with a candidate’s policies, it won’t matter what you feel or think is right, when you tacitly endorse things you believe are wrong. Everyone wants to say that a progressive not…

Wow, all these folks with strategies for third parties, meanwhile they’re telling everyone that a vote for anyone but Clinton is wasted (as if voting for whom you think most closely shares your values is only to selfishly spite others, not because you think it will help make things better for everyone).

I suspect an influx of paid shills in the comments sections over the next year, don’t you?

Right... who’s to say what either of us are doing. You don’t know how old I am. If you want a good example of what smugness looks like you should read your own posts. Which one of us is throwing the temper tantrum?

I could agree with your point of view if the assumption that Hillary Clinton is actually an alternative…

I’m surprised to read someone who so lazily accepts the “inevitable” candidate handed to them by the powers-that-be sincerely lecture everyone who disagrees with them that they aren’t politically involved enough. All of your rhetorical questions reveal the completely absurd, baseless assumptions you’re making about…

I hate this “viable” bullshit. You shouldn’t give your vote a candidate just because they’re the most likely to win.

Supporting LBGT causes, including marriage equality...

People should vote their conscience, not only to be on the winning team. A third-party candidate might actually be a legitimate choice for someone to give their vote to, not just a symbolic act. Maybe a vote for Clinton is in fact a vote for “them” and you don’t realize it.

It’s shocking how many people don’t know this. That Bush won by a decision from the Supreme Court, not because Ralph Nader stole Gore’s votes, as if they were his property and he was entitled to be elected.

Even supposedly enlightened, progressive Americans are deeply indoctrinated in the two-party political theater and are hopelessly oblivious of the fact that the two parties are different arms of the same oppressive machinery. The demographic groups to whom they pander are different, and so are the policy views,…