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Progressives could sure learn to name their ideas in a less provocative manner. Sure, "teach men not to rape" is a snappy phrase and i 100% agree with the notion people should perhaps be taught some basics on how to treat their fellows, but extracting the strawman that paints all men is trivial for your opponents when you tout your ideas with it.
There's also loonies out there who would say all men are rapists. Just like there are a wide variety of loonies deep into the spectrum in the other direction, there are a wide variety of loonies who are on your side of the spectrum. Holding an ideology means having to admit many people who agree with you are stupid, especially when the other guy includes people who "agree with you" but you don't really agree with them. Pretending everyone on "your side" is smart and reasonable and only the other side has extremists and idiots is one of the most self-harmful habits I see a lot of in internet debate.
There's also loonies out there who would say all men are rapists. Just like there are a wide variety of loonies deep into the spectrum in the other direction, there are a wide variety of loonies who are on your side of the spectrum. Holding an ideology means having to admit many people who agree with you are stupid, especially when the other guy includes people who "agree with you" but you don't really agree with them. Pretending everyone on "your side" is smart and reasonable and only the other side has extremists and idiots is one of the most self-harmful habits I see a lot of in internet debate.