>On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, Miles Jackson wrote:
>
>> Newborns cannot care for themselves; the act of conception requires at
>> least some social interaction. How can anybody even seriously claim
>> humans could exist as a species without social interactions?
>
>Ideology is a remarkable thing. People will pound the table and tell you
>that the one truth they know for sure is that they were born alone and
>they'll die alone. And if you point out that actually, when they were
>born, their mother was there, in a hospital full of thousands, amidst a
>division of labor involving millions -- and that a hospital is also where
>they'll probably do most of their dying -- they'll act like you've used
>some kind of trick argument.
Perhaps misogyny is sometimes derivative of individualism. Being reminded of dependence upon a woman -- mom! -- sure deflates the fantasy of rugged individualism that every man is encouraged to entertain.
Yoshie