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3. I had to read both the OP & article a couple of times
Fri Apr 3, 2015, 07:12 AM
Apr 2015

and my conclusion is that the OP simply phrased her idea awkwardly.

In the article the paragraph is very clear:

Helen Keller is one of the most widely recognized figures in US history that people actually know very little about. That she was a serious political thinker who made important contributions in the fields of socialist theory and practice, or that she was a pioneer in pointing the way toward a Marxist understanding of disability oppression and liberation—this reality has been overlooked and censored. The mythological Helen Keller that we are familiar with has aptly been described as a sort of “plaster saint;” a hollow, empty vessel who is little more than an apolitical symbol for perseverance and personal triumph.

This paragraph is clearly stating that popular history in the US whitewashes Helen Keller's story and in fact removes pertinent details of her political leanings (socialist, Marxist). The OP seems to be supportive of Keller and this article, but awkwardly paraphrased this paragraph when introducing the article in her OP. I don't think the OP meant to take a conservative view or downplay socialism (and in my history with the OP I've always known him/her to be very supportive of both socialist and feminist theory).

Great article from ISR!

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