Comment on Is Pete Hegseth a good Christian? by carp30mnia

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carp30mnia · 3/25/2025, 9:45:38 PM · permalink

I'm not defining Houthis as a 'culture' - I consider them a radical/militant group. If killing and oppressing minorities is a part of their 'culture', I'll happily oppose it. Think about it. If 'culture' is an excuse to persecute people and must be allowed regardless, than there's no moral standard for humanity. Up to what point do you allow such actions, so long as it's a group's 'culture'? Seems like a dangerous rationale, that can be used against you. Should we just accept that it's a part of "American culture" to bomb the middle east? Absolutely not. So I don't get why you're defending the Houthis here to be honest.

**But let's assume you're trying to argue that the Houthi's actions are actually 'Yemen's culture' (I disagree but I'll entertain the definition here)...** Criticizing aspects of a culture doesn’t mean condemning all its people that happen to be stuck in it. Cultures, like individuals, can have harmful practices while still having good people. I agree there. But being against the worst of the Houthis, is not being against the innocent people of Yemen as a whole.

**U.S. suffragist movement existed before the CIA and ended with the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920** (women's right to vote). The CIA was founded in 1947, nearly three decades later. On modern feminism, I'll agree with you that it has overplayed its hand and become decidedly negative and disruptive to society. I've no issue believing CIA has had a hand in promoting the radical gender ideology of today. (Personally, I feel bad for both men and women that have to navigate the toxic environment that modern feminism has created.)  
  
**I think the issue of 'women's happiness' is far more complex than you're considering:**  
So this is new but unsurprising information to me---&gt; you're right that the U.S. and Europe report higher rates of depression among women, with studies showing that suicide rates for women in the West (particularly in younger generations) are rising in recent years (but this trend is also. So something has clearly gone wrong.  
  
But I disagree that women in the Middle East has it 'better':   
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I think there's a middle ground to be found that respects traditional gender values *without sacrificing freedom*.

**%%As for the "virtue signaling" accusation%%** – criticizing injustice isn’t automatically virtue signaling. People are too quick to throw that word around now; it's become the new "Nazi" and is starting to lose meaning. Dismissing someone’s argument by accusing them of posturing is just an ad hominem fallacy—it doesn’t address the actual issue. Assuming bad intentions instead of engaging with the argument avoids discussion and distracts from the topic. I could do the same to you, but that would be silly. %%Neither of us have to be a saint to be able to advocate for why killing, starving, and exiling people is a bad thing??? That would just make us normal people--- at least I'd hope? lol%%  
  
Tldr: I don't believe the Houthis represent Yemen's culture or the best authority that Yemen can be under. Houthis =/= Yemen people. Also why I'm against bombing Yemen, too many innocents will die.

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