[dragonwriter]

> That is my bigger problem with feminism: people with more reasonable views are providing cover for people with less reasonable views, since they all just call it "feminism."

That applies to pretty much everything -- from agile development to democracy -- not just feminism.

> For many feminists, feminism absolutely is about "overthrowing patriarchy," which in practice means taking retribution against all men

The support for the claim that this is particularly interpretation of "overthrowing patriarchy" is in fact the goal of "many feminists" is non-obvious. Please identify it.

[javert]

> That applies to pretty much everything -- from agile development to democracy -- not just feminism.

No it doesn't. It doesn't apply to most concepts. If it did, concepts would not work.

Democracy is rule by the majority. There is no ambiguity there. That there are many implementations doesn't make the term ambiguous.

> The support for the claim that this is particularly interpretation of "overthrowing patriarchy" is in fact the goal of "many feminists" is non-obvious. Please identify it.

It is not non-obvious. You just have to listen to feminists.