I really wish it were that. I really wish I could bring myself to believe it. Because the alternative is that emotions, driven by political identity, overwhelm

I really wish it were that. I really wish I could bring myself to believe it. Because the alternative is that emotions, driven by political identity, overwhelms the thinking circuits of vast numbers of otherwise intelligent, compassionate and thoughtful people. So that when a thought-leader such as Gawker calls Damore's memo a 'screed', this exact same characterization is broadcast and repeated over and over and over by anyone who, in some sense, identifies with Gawker. That's terrifying. I would much rather believe that Damore is a misogynist. It's like everyone keeps repeating "Electrolytes: it's what plants crave." only it's "Damore's anti-diversity screed."