Solnit is a national treasure. I'm so glad we have her.
I found myself describing the way Russian propagandists, and supporters of Russia on the right and the left spoke about Ukraine as 'geopolitical abuse apologism'
YES.
I think some of these guys haven't thought through what it would actually be like to be in that situation--they're so far into their own woundedness and resentment that it doesn't occur to them that it would probably suck to live with a woman who doesn't actually like you. But! Others simply don't care because they see women as status symbols who they can show off to other men OR as servants to emotionally and physically take care of their needs. And who cares if your servants don't like you? I don't think they have any sense of self-respect, only of how they appear to other men.
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I found myself describing the way Russian propagandists, and supporters of Russia on the right and the left spoke about Ukraine as 'geopolitical abuse apologism'
YES.
I think some of these guys haven't thought through what it would actually be like to be in that situation--they're so far into their own woundedness and resentment that it doesn't occur to them that it would probably suck to live with a woman who doesn't actually like you. But! Others simply don't care because they see women as status symbols who they can show off to other men OR as servants to emotionally and physically take care of their needs. And who cares if your servants don't like you? I don't think they have any sense of self-respect, only of how they appear to other men.