Any Flutheristas participating in the Women's March On Washington?

Have lots of friends going but I’m leaving on a trip that day.

My wife is also attending.

As both of us are on the libertarian left, there was never any question of her needing my blessing.

^ “Blessing” is not indicative of a partisan issue.

Rather, it’s what good spouses wish for in the other in any matter.

I’m going to the equivalent in my local area. I’m also going to a rally in support of the ACA tomorrow.

Words have meanings. To “give one’s blessing” means to give permission or approval. This is not necessarily a partisan issue, but left-libertarians tend to be more thoroughly committed to anti-authoritarianism in the social arena. Plenty of right-libertarians think it’s okay for husbands to order their wives around.

^ “Or approval.”

So I approve of my wife’s convictions, but since I identify as a conservative this fact cannot be celebrated on it’s own merits.

I didn’t say word one about “ordering my wife around,”

But hey, enjoy your upvotes.

I sincerely hope your cynicism does not have negative effects on your social, professional or family relationships.

And on behalf of Fluther, I say thank you for ruining the spirit of my OP.

Context, dear boy. “Approval” in this case means more than just thinking something is good. And I don’t see any cynicism in my response, except perhaps in the ancient Greek sense. But since you are already insisting on reading things into what I wrote that simply aren’t there, I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised at your response.

I would also suggest that if anything is “ruining the spirit” of your OP, it is the combination of your poor wording and your insistence on continuing this tangent.

”Plenty of right-libertarians think it’s okay for husbands to order their wives around.”
Baseless.

Well, that derailed from the actual question quickly!

I am not going, personally, but I am helping a couple of friends with the financial logistics of attending.

Yep.

There is a local march in my city, and I will probably go. This has become a global event, if Americans haven’t noticed.

Locally it’s become more of a family / community march rather than a women’s march. Lots of couples I know are going and taking their kids. I’ll go if it doesn’t interfere with my swim schedule.

Several women and couples in my extended circle are travelling to Washington.

unclear to me why OP referenced his/her political standing but it could be some sort of Fluther thing I don’t get yet

Here’s a pic I took of Elizabeth Warren at the ACA rally today.

No.

@ARE_you_kidding_me I go to school with a group of right-libertarians who argue the point vehemently. Not baseless. Based on personal life experience.

It’s not like I said “all right-libertarians,” after all. There are plenty who don’t feel that way, just as there are plenty who do.

^ You interact with a group of “right libertarians” that have intense arguments about husbands ruling over their wives?

I don’t believe this.

Why are you doing this here?

@SecondHandStoke I haven’t exactly been secretive about the fact that I am a philosophy graduate student. The professors and students in my program happen to be predominantly conservative/right-libertarian. And since philosophy affects all aspects of life (at least, it does if you’re doing it right), we discuss all sorts of things like this.

“Why are you doing this here?”

I’m just responding to posts that are directed at me. You’re not obligated to keep teeing me up.

I forbade my wife from attending.

”The professors and students in my program happen to be predominantly conservative/right-libertarian”
That is highly unusual, not that I don’t believe it but I am surprised. I took a bunch of philosophy/ethics/logic courses at my university and the scene in that dept was far left.

I am going to my local march here in Honolulu.

Today in Boston…