The Disappointed Idealist

...with the number of comments that say that the actresses that reported  Harvey Weinstein  are ungrateful bitches. ... with all the people that say "that's how it is" and shrug ...with the people that say when you call out the "blame the victim" rape defense you're spouting feminist propaganda ...with all the women that say that all the women that get raped are"asking for it" and that they "should have known better" ...with all the people that say that just because you didn't get a dick stuck in you forcefully, you shouldn't talk about harassment (not the same thing, of course, does it make it any less wrong?... Cancer is worse than getting your leg cut, does that mean it doesn't hurt to get your leg cut?!) ...with the fact that society focuses more on teaching women how to avoid rape than on telling men not to do it. It is not a compliment to have "hey, nice tits" shouted at you on the street. It do

Romantic Revolutionary: Simon Bolivar and the Struggle for Independence in Latin America by Robert Harvey My rating: 4 of 5 stars I didn't know enough about Simon Bolivar before reading this book. I knew the basics of what probably most people who paid some attention in their history class but do not live in South America know. As such, I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I found it an objective look at Bolivar's life and career. It doesn't shy away from pointing out the flaws of the Liberator, even when his intentions were good. It also doesn't shy away from pointing out his own personal flaws - he was self-centered to a point where sometimes the good of the people did not prevail against his own personal interest (best portrayed in his interaction with General San Martin, the less known liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru). Yet, throughout the book the author does tend to underline that compared to most people of his age, Bolivar was sincerely open-minded a