Kate Bornstein vs. Eric Hoffer
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Kate Bornstein
1948 – present
Katherine Vandam Bornstein is an American author, playwright, performance artist, actor, and gender theorist. As a transgender pioneer since the 1980s, Bornstein's reflections on sex and gender nonconformity have influenced various spheres of queer culture. She has stated "I don't call myself a woman, and I know I'm not a man".
"If we don't show ourselves the same amount of compassion we show others, we'll eventually come to resent the compassion we have for others. I think there's litt…"
Eric Hoffer
1902 – 1983
Eric Hoffer was an American philosopher and social critic. A conservative moderate with an atypical working-class background, Hoffer authored ten books over his career and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983. His first book, The True Believer (1951), was widely recognized as a classic, receiving critical acclaim from both scholars and laymen, although Hoffer believed that The Ordeal of Change (1963) was his finest work.
"There is a fundamental difference between the appeal of a mass movement and the appeal of a practical organization. The practical organization offers opportunit…"