HamNo is the goddamn hackiest of hacks. It’s almost impressive.

Having evaluated programmes for both organizations as a consultant measuring efficiency and impact - yes. I do.

I would be interested in continuing this conversation, as I reject wholly the idea that Theravada is a small slice of Buddhism...

I never said they couldn’t lay claim - I said that the difference between lay and monastic communities makes drawing parallels between Catholic nuns and the burka unhelpful.

I understand the point you are making, just perhaps not the purpose? If the rhetorical device is used to demonstrate that Clinton has more than adequately proven her chops as a politician in her own right - apart from her husband - then the very closeness, however you want to split the hairs, of the primary in what…

Thank you.

I didn’t deny it - I argued it was reductive, and sexist, to argue that this was the only (or most important) reason for her success.

Yes, sexist language is offensive! Good job.

No - when you use sexist language in your critique of HRC you deserve to get called out. You aren’t pointing to facts, you are moralising under the guise of fact, and you are doing it with gender-coded language. So either you’re just not particularly self-aware, or you are a sexist. I don’t care particularly one way…

Good thing I’m not a lady, then.

No, I meant pledged delegates. Thanks for catching that.

I find that in the case of HRC, its the perception of unpopularity that keeps people from speaking up and admitting that they are really fucking enthusiastic about her. I get why, I don’t relish the harassment that comes with it, but I think it’s important to correct factual inaccuracy and to call out gender bias. I’m…

Totally! It’s my wandering uterus.

I think most (probably all) of the things you’ve listed have been non-scandal-scandals designed to distract from the fact that she is a actually a very good, very strong candidate.

As much as she owes anything to him.

Also LoL at that sexist dog whistle. A well-spoken woman must certainly be angry, right?

I mean, I’m sure you think you aren’t - but the language you are using is sexist. Now, I’m not sure if you are using that language because you are having a fugue state brought on by a bought of fragile masculinity or internalised misogyny, or if this is a permanent state of being for you, but the fact remains what you…

But it’s ALSO such a gendered thing to feel like we have to apologise for her - we can’t just say, “she’s fucking great”. We have to diminish her first a little bit by saying she isn’t perfect, or we do have some concerns, etc., because our society is uncomfortable praising women without caveat. And that blows.

Ehhhh whatever. The tricky thing about Tomato is that he often says exactly what other people are thinking. And anyway, I needed to get that out of my system. Why drink coffee when you have rage?