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In reply to the discussion: The false link between Amy Coney Barrett and The Handmaid's Tale, explained: vox.com [View all]radius777
(3,635 posts)65. You seem to be (a) grasping at the 'false link' narrative
to support (b) your opinion that we should not focus on it in the hearings.
They are two separate issues and you can support (b) without having to grasp at (a) which is an obtuse bothsiderist piece that debunks nothing.
Atwood's novel was based upon Charismatic Catholic cults and sects of the type Barrett was (is?) a part of - and is thus relevant as a means to attempt to understand and critique Barrett and her worldview. The exact cult is not relevant to the critique - the ideology is - which all of those groups share.
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The false link between Amy Coney Barrett and The Handmaid's Tale, explained: vox.com [View all]
DonaldsRump
Sep 2020
OP
Both groups hold similar premises. Most of us realize this is a distinction without a difference
hlthe2b
Sep 2020
#5
Then YOU should post the difference in practice and philosophy of the two groups and Barrett--
hlthe2b
Sep 2020
#14
I think we all know what this is about. You claim you know inspiration for a book for which author
hlthe2b
Sep 2020
#17
And again. You claim the article is correct and agree with its conclusion, though provided NO proof
hlthe2b
Sep 2020
#20
They are repetetive, but I certainly have. You made your position absolutely clear
hlthe2b
Sep 2020
#26
It's Charismatic Catholicism: the adoption of Pentacostal and Evangelical pathologies by Catholics
Klaralven
Sep 2020
#21
Who cares if they call themselves People of Hope, People of Praise or People who Hate Women?
MrsCoffee
Sep 2020
#43
Fox, National Review, Washington Examiner are gonna say whatever the fuck they want.
MrsCoffee
Sep 2020
#48
Absolutely: that's exactly what they were called in her cult until the TV show come on the air
DonaldsRump
Sep 2020
#52
It feels like a difference between the People's Front of Judea and the Judean People's Front !!!
OnDoutside
Sep 2020
#51