All the more reason to stay in the U.S.

For those who are under the weird impression that Europe is a haven for liberalism, here's more evidence that it's just not: Feministing, The Secret of This Girl, and Trish Wilson's blog are all under a sustained troll attack by misogynists who think that their affliction is a movement instead of a personal problem that would be better treated by a slap in the face and a dose of Prozac. The thing that continues to perplex me is how so many of these misogynists seem to be British--the vast majority of them. At thisgirl's site, that makes sense. And at Trish's blog, it makes sense because she gets swamped by the Fathers 4 Justice crew of morons, because of her work in child custody and child support. The ones at Feministing, most of whom are the same man who keeps changing his name, try to disguise their nationality, but it slips out when he/they use words that he/they doesn't know that Americans don't use, like "chum".

Now I know that the misogyny-as-a-movement guys are a perfect example of a teensy-weensy minority screaming really loud in order to seem bigger than they are. And of course, using tactics like one person posting repeatedly with many different names so to artificially increase the numbers. F4J uses costumes to make dramatic and stupid protests all over London, too, which also serves to make their numbers look larger--slap the same two guys into 15 different costumes and voila! It's not guys, it's 15! At least in the public memory.

But seriously--why is poor England besieged by these assholes? Is it just that American misogynists don't care to organize? Is there something in the water in England? Does it have something to do with the high unemployment rate in England? I'm guessing the last question has a lot to do with it. No matter why, it's a splash of cold water to the face to realize that you cannot escape idiotic, prejudiced wingnuts no matter where you go.