Quote:Dworkin asked. “The freedom of women from sex oppression either matters or it does not; it is essential or it is not.” We must agree that it is essential. In doing so, we must also understand why liberal “war on women” rhetoric has failed. Misogyny is one reason, but misogyny serves a purpose, and today’s anti-feminist moment was orchestrated by political forces that rely on our collective submission. The right wing tells all of us to bargain against our own liberation. They tell men that women’s advancement deprived them of economic and emotional security, and they tell women that safety depends on the prosperity of men. All they can offer is hierarchy.