<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:49:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/illiberal/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Greta has been set up for failure by the illiberal left. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I welcome anyone with too much time on his or her hands to dig through my posts and verify that I'm telling the truth when I say that I've never criticized Greta Thunberg directly. Even though she's a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/greta/@flexbooth/greta-has-been-set-up-for-failure-by-the-illiberal-left</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/greta/@flexbooth/greta-has-been-set-up-for-failure-by-the-illiberal-left</guid><category><![CDATA[greta]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flexbooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2023 01:20:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Gk2nmMzZsWTf3jiuBS9d1uqEd1nV5wYbN7z1JzfZ6xakc9iC4Ht8riR6rzr9P5VNajS6jGt6KYJeCbrJatDXAibhAt3kvQVjZTA3HaacobJtp8X5Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's no mystery about any aspect of why hoards of people respond the way that they do to detransitioners.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm under no delusion that every person, particularly to the right of the political spectrum, has the best of intentions when it comes to detransition stories. I'm sure that a lot of people on the right]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/lgbtq/@flexbooth/theres-no-mystery-about-any-aspect-of-why-hoards-of-people-respond-the-way-that-they-do-to-detransitioners</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/lgbtq/@flexbooth/theres-no-mystery-about-any-aspect-of-why-hoards-of-people-respond-the-way-that-they-do-to-detransitioners</guid><category><![CDATA[lgbtq]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flexbooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2022 01:04:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqcLK2DGjBxLqXVePwGFVLpyG7dVBiYQheE7SjZcUJfoLcFQ2Et5ooJ7p17xGfsxTJDXNzS2SCrFdKP2HzbChAV4AKMLdt6QdH33KxHwnDJBNcR4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've never been a woman, a Jew, or a Spartan; but, I've played them all on stage.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Believe it or not, I have some experience in this area. It's been more than a decade and a half since my last performance on stage. It's also been a while since I've performed on camera; but, I've been]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/performing/@nooses/ive-never-been-a-woman-a-jew-or-a-spartan-but-ive-played-them-all-on-stage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/performing/@nooses/ive-never-been-a-woman-a-jew-or-a-spartan-but-ive-played-them-all-on-stage</guid><category><![CDATA[performing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nooses]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:55:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCZ6odhod2CJFyq5f6yWeTubXnFrpbPyjDF5EuiCKxv9DgPb2mm3ksuBH8NPoHdRtJ4NadVPQtxnhWKmzDkhk4osxpe89HfjVdi5PhDmMshUxWa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop glossing over the real issue of sexualizing children. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[So...you don't get to spend the better part of a decade freaking out about "dog whistles", insisting that silence is violence, and generally becoming irate and belligerent about anything that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/illiberal/@flexbooth/stop-glossing-over-the-real-issue-of-sexualizing-children</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/illiberal/@flexbooth/stop-glossing-over-the-real-issue-of-sexualizing-children</guid><category><![CDATA[illiberal]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flexbooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2022 03:02:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Gk2nmMzZsWTf3jiuAuPMsC8BeasYeQJSoLeJwp1JZoCZEde5inx93EumPWhhAcQzJ9NaUpUmyy68b7w7KKnjedhDqzqogSge95vu7rLKFNssGYFG2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The illiberal Left is pro-political violence now.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't think that I've met a single cis person who uses the word "Transphobe" on a regular basis, who isn't actively and consciously engaging in self-deception. There's no way around the fact]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/transphobia/@flexbooth/the-illiberal-left-is-pro-political-violence-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/transphobia/@flexbooth/the-illiberal-left-is-pro-political-violence-now</guid><category><![CDATA[transphobia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flexbooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2022 03:00:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Gk2nmMzZsWTf3jiuBStTCu8CCTRWfXnNRjEZWEfG4oMKz5kUffAj37xYVFx7EpSRV93z133DZcMSmKZYYwMK42dZi1H8hh54KYZ6Tgz89LkukXd1x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putting down Hitler whilst wearing Che Guevara T-shirts.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't know if this is going to surprise anyone that any clash that I have with leftists about Che Guevara's legacy isn't my first rodeo. What I've found to be persistently fascinating about the illiberal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/illiberal/@flexbooth/putting-down-hitler-whilst-wearing-che-guevara-t-shirts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/illiberal/@flexbooth/putting-down-hitler-whilst-wearing-che-guevara-t-shirts</guid><category><![CDATA[illiberal]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flexbooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:05:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Gk2nmMzZsWTf3jiuBStTBj6ut4kWqE4PmaArfjpLAsEDneGBfntx3GnF4YMn8uM6yCenxUKQ1bBrYDzvThGMg1oRiQpbQ8u9YyQBJnMj2PSTBAqYS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's an ongoing discussion about whether or not the Left is eating itself. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a discussion that should come to a conclusion. Yes, the Left is obviously eating itself. Also, the Left is eating itself because it doesn't understand how or why it's doing it. I'm not going to make]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/illiberal/@flexbooth/theres-an-ongoing-discussion-about-whether-or-not-the-left-is-eating-itself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/illiberal/@flexbooth/theres-an-ongoing-discussion-about-whether-or-not-the-left-is-eating-itself</guid><category><![CDATA[illiberal]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flexbooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2022 01:11:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Gk2nmMzZsWTf3jiuokCnU485WaydCYZeQBz6yPaWitWd3QypehGxP4F7aJDajoJLP39n5H482bVdxTPovQthy2AYojKL5EKbinpUxhqawPf8DWKCz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The biggest blind spot that's emerged from the illiberal Left is related to policy regarding kids.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This used to be a bigger issue with libertarians; but, with libertarians, the biggest issues that came with children have always been in regard to incentive structures. Questions like, "If you replace]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/woke/@flexbooth/the-biggest-blind-spot-thats-emerged-from-the-illiberal-left-is-related-to-policy-regarding-kids</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/woke/@flexbooth/the-biggest-blind-spot-thats-emerged-from-the-illiberal-left-is-related-to-policy-regarding-kids</guid><category><![CDATA[woke]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flexbooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:36:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCU37MDJA77CHtKFy1ooLvKkZdCXbYFw5HeLzMgCtehPerxpepHSv9MMq8FYijwaekWKek6pMHHctTt3WndCSuJEU8etoJvG4zcBvy9Pf8mrupi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irreversible Damage reveals a useful lie.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I got a fair amount of shit for reading Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier. Note that, to this day, I have said nothing positive nor negative about the book. I only got the crap from people for daring]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/shier/@zafrada/irreversible-damage-reveals-a-useful-lie</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/shier/@zafrada/irreversible-damage-reveals-a-useful-lie</guid><category><![CDATA[shier]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zafrada]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:34:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpra1Kwf2Avsq5j47KAHjxHh3rK4xvvqU4RjzNFaNxFaWsT8FnFvTSDv6vebeTVu1mBP5rJkUwsjZQ4GmDsPiXjAiBvQhBSdd4HmCuQqPCjau6YZc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The illiberal Left is all about positive obligations.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The liberal and libertarian position that I take is generally that nobody has a positive obligation toward you or me. If I'm drowning, I'm not entitled to have to dive in and save me. You have no obligation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@flexbooth/the-illiberal-left-is-all-about-positive-obligations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@flexbooth/the-illiberal-left-is-all-about-positive-obligations</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flexbooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2022 01:01:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Gk2nmMzZsWTf3jiuAsKadYzVKTbtDZ2tbkewLEwbCTfN5zX1XyBQiqyftLLo1szx2GSVYEnzZkZbfpZfPSuxywgc5egb56dAknG2JvEBBaaMXEb34?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The illiberal Left is literally saying that sexuality is inherent in one breath and teachable in the next breath.]]></title><description><![CDATA[So far as I can tell the liberal position on sexual attraction hasn't changed in my lifetime. 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When a student asked the hecklers if he could just hear what she had to say,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sommers/@nooses/the-illiberal-left-becoming-hysterical-over-musk-and-free-speech-on-twitter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sommers/@nooses/the-illiberal-left-becoming-hysterical-over-musk-and-free-speech-on-twitter</guid><category><![CDATA[sommers]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nooses]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 22:59:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCZ6odhod2CJFyqJSMpZYwbYQHRh4QdwJeJauSW8P5gA4WNhCocyLN39CDzyAHjcN3xNJtbGCFiVJQiSP2NiLysuYhybTMsuFXAAuBFWrqiYtEa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An example of why we should root for Musk taking over at Twitter.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remember that this tweet by Kendi was responded to by famed white supremacist Richard Spencer who said, "Not wrong." That's why Elon Musk taking over Twitter should be something that we all root]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twitter/@zafrada/an-example-of-why-we-should-root-for-musk-taking-over-at-twitter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twitter/@zafrada/an-example-of-why-we-should-root-for-musk-taking-over-at-twitter</guid><category><![CDATA[twitter]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zafrada]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2022 21:52:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VvqsDRnXEemPE9tnMBhVGo3UyP9FyXJPk2Zt2QvHV4tzxn4yQcMVkMqqgVktVCde4RBqDJrrFxJouKtgMSguYE1K4GepsmzewqAtZ95CSZsNn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musk's takeover is a win for liberalism, even if he fails.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The great thing about Elon Musk making this Twitter splash is that it's already the greatest win for liberal values in regard to social media in recent memory. Of course, it would be a blowout win if an]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twitter/@flexbooth/musks-takeover-is-a-win-for-liberalism-even-if-he-fails</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twitter/@flexbooth/musks-takeover-is-a-win-for-liberalism-even-if-he-fails</guid><category><![CDATA[twitter]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flexbooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 23:48:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Gk2nmMzZsWTf3jiuBVKJRgkx2RnnMtNm9egKEEM7Uav8Fzrbq6WyT649UvpgqBTx6wiBYuSgb49DYYK7hccUAWVjC961jXn3NXD2ydNau2i23zvVt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The position of the illiberal Left is about their own convenience.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Of course, over the last few years, the debate about the power of social media oligopoly to set the parameters for acceptable speech on their platforms has centered on whether or not, as private platforms,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/social/@mingus/the-position-of-the-illiberal-left-is-about-their-own-convenience</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/social/@mingus/the-position-of-the-illiberal-left-is-about-their-own-convenience</guid><category><![CDATA[social]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mingus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 23:23:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCYTHdx4nPCY4pUSWotnG1e5pwBjCZxbePNA7Cw9WzkoG9mKo3WBw2A6WXBViZq5pMZSAp956EHZWu3PaXJWXrJgLpESZHTprpkad7oZUEgLYWr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost everything that liberals have fought against for decades in regard to human sexuality in regard to policy and culture is now being fought for by the illiberal Left.]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the most perplexing shifts in my lifetime has been the political shift from the Right being concerned with what you do in your bedroom to the illiberal Left being obsessed with what you do in your]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@flexbooth/almost-everything-that-liberals-have-fought-against-for-decades-in-regard-to-human-sexuality-in-regard-to-policy-and-culture-is-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@flexbooth/almost-everything-that-liberals-have-fought-against-for-decades-in-regard-to-human-sexuality-in-regard-to-policy-and-culture-is-</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flexbooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2022 00:58:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Gk2nmMzZsWTf3jiuoj4dwsLndgLAPtTPH2ubAKPSpNfmtyvaecQSWRQ46c2ttUqoZxeH3ns6fFZrGgwqNWjos9F3CYAzPwEjb6RnbCRJKi4C6MQ3g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've been using the word "leftist" as the butt of my criticisms too often.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am going to point a harsh criticism at myself and vow to make an attempt to adjust my choices of words. I've been using the word "leftist" as the butt of my criticisms too often. Now, there]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/collectivism/@flexbooth/ive-been-using-the-word-leftist-as-the-butt-of-my-criticisms-too-often</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/collectivism/@flexbooth/ive-been-using-the-word-leftist-as-the-butt-of-my-criticisms-too-often</guid><category><![CDATA[collectivism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flexbooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 01:14:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqcLK2DGjBxLqXVePu7c1nbNYqqkTDdLS3uvnpqgVPDQoAaaD5gBXkr6zKFc9bcuEbTrjMS51S1SNQmtGfRotTooMDC7kycmnViWW3dYb8gUHRy8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If libertarians used the same arguments as the illiberal, intersectional left.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The minimum wage was originated and is currently embedded in institutional racism. From the beginning, activism in favor of the minimum wage was organized by white supremacist labor unions in an attempt]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/intersectionality/@mingus/if-libertarians-used-the-same-arguments-as-the-illiberal-intersectional-left</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/intersectionality/@mingus/if-libertarians-used-the-same-arguments-as-the-illiberal-intersectional-left</guid><category><![CDATA[intersectionality]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mingus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2021 01:46:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCYTHdx4nPCY4pTqQitZnrJ9Jp5oTkYC8izzt9CAKfgXfCejd3KyW6w9DCiR62op2Lduywe3nwJHW5HrGTX1MwiPKi2B4F4DyvRcRn16BDvuBTk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The illiberal left is showing its true colors like none other right now.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm saying this as somebody who is pro-vaccination and somebody who is fully vaccinated - if you want me to show the fucking card as proof, I'll do it. Okay, if you're under the age of - say- forty and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/woke/@flexbooth/the-illiberal-left-is-showing-its-true-colors-like-none-other-right-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/woke/@flexbooth/the-illiberal-left-is-showing-its-true-colors-like-none-other-right-now</guid><category><![CDATA[woke]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flexbooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2021 02:51:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Gk2nmMzZsWTf3jiuBsHUKMGRGu4RfySPUQRJeHhG7NZgJQqy8HL7FW89U48GgSy6WNz2FTdAdfiyUmdpTPus16DKKnVg3Ew6i6k197JV1Psy5auhY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>