There's some censorship going on in the newly popular feminist subs and it needs to be openly addressed.

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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Interesting, thank you for the summary. Was Rousseau a gentile? Where did his ideas come from?

[–]spezz 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Yes he was a gentile, he was born into a Protestant family in Geneva (the city in Switzerland it was a republic at that time though). His ideas came other earlier enlightenment philosopher such as, John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, and Volatire. And then he was also influenced by ancient greek philosophers, Plato and Aristotle. You may know Plato wrote a book, "Republic". This is important because Rousseau's ideas were very influential for the French Revolution.

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I'm trying to remember who the players were in the French Revolution. I have this vague memory of there maybe being a more gentile influence and a more jewish influence ("jacob-in"?) But I don't remember the details.

I will have to look more into it myself, I think, if I want to piece together these threads through history... it is interesting to know more about first wave feminism and how it was potentially co-opted... much like we've seen companies get bought and co-opted recently. Thank you for taking the time to share this perspective.

[–]spezz 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

No problem, back on reddit I would have been immediately shouted down so it's a nice change of pace to see someone willing to listen to my views.