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Originally Posted by rubecube
Although this is the part that reads like a bit of a strawman to me, or does in its common usage anyways. It seems that this argument gets trotted out whenever feminists or whomever argues that we're still perpetuating patriarchy. Even if the West is the most liberal and progressive culture in the world, there's still work to be done in making it less patriarchal and oppressive.
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Yes, there's more to be done. On sexism. And violence. And corruption. And every other human failing that will never be eradicated. But the left too often let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Shouldn't we consider why it is that women are treated better in the West than elsewhere in the world, if only so we can recognize what we're doing right and keep doing it?
Murder is terrible too. But if we cut the murder rate in half over 30 years, shouldn't we recognize that achievement, and how it came about? Rather than saying that one murder is too many and until murder is eradicated altogether we'll have to live with the shame of perpetuating murder culture?