the fragility of beliefs that could be easily toppled by spending time around conflicting opinions

Mark, you are rapidly becoming my favorite Jez author. TAKE HEED, BURT.

He radiates creepiness. http://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjeffers…

There is another distinction to be made in there that matters, though.

You sound like you're probably not American. I assure you, the arguments are as bizarre/irrational as you are conjecturing, and probably worse.

The fact that you don't understand the difference between "male desire" and "sexual harassment" tells us everything we need to know about you.

*What* hypocrisy and duplicity?

Is she as awesome as she seems?

I'd guess it probably started with the classical definition of "liberal," i.e. "free markets," and went on from there.

Oh, just fuck all the way off.

Okay, let's just get down to the ground truth on at least one part of this theory:

Speaking about gender as a social construct is not the same as saying gender doesn't exist.

My kingdom for a conservative movement composed of Goldwaters and Bill Buckleys.

Somehow I doubt you'd have the same reaction to a guy wearing a cross.

Those were wildly outnumbered by condemnations of Al Qaeda and displays of solidarity with the US. I don't even remember "demonstrations in support of Al Qaeda." Your bias is showing.

Alternative headline (not that yours was bad): Awesome Muslim Lady Fucking Schools a Bunch of Shithead Conservative Loons as to How American Political Discourse Is Supposed to Work

lol passes from the refs

It's so weird to me that somehow they didn't know each other.

I live in Mt. Pleasant and now I wanna get a Costco card.

Well played, Ari.