The Guardian: Making Up ‘Facts’ on Parental Alienation
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This piece first appeared on my previous Word of Damocles page. By request, I’m republishing it here. For at least two reasons, the domestic violence establishment has always feared and loathed the concept of parental alienation. First and most importantly, recognition of PA tends to devalue the coin of the establishment’s realm – power. Since the early 70s, activists have argued that only (or almost only) men are perpetrators of DV and only (or almost only) women are victims. Long before #BelieveWomen, they argued that, if a woman says she’s a victim of DV, she is. Period.
The Guardian: Making Up ‘Facts’ on Parental Alienation
The Guardian: Making Up ‘Facts’ on Parental…
The Guardian: Making Up ‘Facts’ on Parental Alienation
This piece first appeared on my previous Word of Damocles page. By request, I’m republishing it here. For at least two reasons, the domestic violence establishment has always feared and loathed the concept of parental alienation. First and most importantly, recognition of PA tends to devalue the coin of the establishment’s realm – power. Since the early 70s, activists have argued that only (or almost only) men are perpetrators of DV and only (or almost only) women are victims. Long before #BelieveWomen, they argued that, if a woman says she’s a victim of DV, she is. Period.