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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

The system’s power comes not from truth, but from everyone’s willingness to perform as if it was true

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Dragonasaurus · 25/01/2026 20:42

edited to note that should be ‘were’ not ‘was’ in the title!

That’s a quote from Mark Carney’s (excellent) Davos speech. He was talking about geopolitics in its broadest sense, and invoking a description of how both communism, and international rules (which restricted some countries more than others) survived so long. He also said more than once that we need to ‘call it what it is’.

So close Mr Carney! Why are you still unable to recognise how your analysis relates to the belief in gender identity. If only he could get his head around that!

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MarieDeGournay · 26/01/2026 15:55

HeadyLamarr · 26/01/2026 12:44

Where I disagree with you, @MarieDeGournay (and in general you and I agree on most topics) is "suffering is no respecter of class, race or sex "

On the contrary, suffering falls disproportionately on the poor, the poorly educated, the first nations population and women.

For me, offering to euthanise those populations rather than putting in measures to alleviate the pressures and suffering for them is financial pragmatism masquerading as compassion.

Unless it's a free choice in a society with good healthcare and pain management available, as well as social care, it's a system that can too easily end up killing people who ought to have a decent quality of life.

Sorry, I expressed myself poorly: by 'suffering' I meant physical pain, which can reach unbearable levels in anybody of any class race or either sex.

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