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calimary

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38. My own experience has already taught me how right you are about the dynamics in play.
Thu Jan 4, 2018, 09:12 PM
Jan 2018

Men (generally older men) are threatened by strong women like Hillary. Many women are threatened by her accomplishments because of some weird fear that they themselves are somehow automatically made less by comparison.

It's true. It's very real. It's a hard, sad fact. And I have the proverbial knife wounds in the back to prove it - thanks to both genders.

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K&R northoftheborder Jan 2018 #1
Thanks for sharing Phoenix61 Jan 2018 #2
I thought so too. I hope HRC saw it along the way. monmouth4 Jan 2018 #4
K&R bdamomma Jan 2018 #3
Love this, monmouth. sheshe2 Jan 2018 #5
I love it too, hope she gets to see it. n/t monmouth4 Jan 2018 #29
Worthy. K&R! Nt Ninga Jan 2018 #6
Too Many Americans Seem to Require Someone to Hate and All Too Often It's An Older Woman dlk Jan 2018 #7
Thanks for sharing this. I admire Hillary & her accomplishments and she will always be a hero to me iluvtennis Jan 2018 #8
K&R ismnotwasm Jan 2018 #9
Absolutely. Unless... Bondor Jan 2018 #10
I wish I could rec this 1000000 times pandr32 Jan 2018 #11
beautiful. Im tearing up. I miss Hillary so much.... samnsara Jan 2018 #12
Amen to THAT! onlyadream Jan 2018 #13
+1000 (nt) ehrnst Jan 2018 #14
minngal marieo1 Jan 2018 #15
Well, she did get the most votes. And BTW... maddiemom Jan 2018 #17
Agree..n/t monmouth4 Jan 2018 #18
My own experience has already taught me how right you are about the dynamics in play. calimary Jan 2018 #38
You are so very welcome amyferris Jan 2018 #44
k&r, excellent post nt PunkinPi Jan 2018 #16
Thank you for sharing! Raster Jan 2018 #19
Bravo! Aristus Jan 2018 #20
K&R mcar Jan 2018 #21
x 1000 peggysue2 Jan 2018 #22
Yeah, this is awesome. byronius Jan 2018 #23
I hope somehow she gets to read it...n/t monmouth4 Jan 2018 #24
Problem in US. Other countries not so much. Fla Dem Jan 2018 #25
I have loved Hillary from the first day I heard about her... louis c Jan 2018 #26
THIS. calimary Jan 2018 #39
Statement of fact: if women were in charge here and everywhere else Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #27
Personally relating a little intensely at the moment BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2018 #28
confirmation from an older guy WorkDoctor Jan 2018 #30
I appreciate that. Pacifist Patriot Jan 2018 #31
Welcome to DU, WorkDoctor! calimary Jan 2018 #40
K&R. I love this. Thank you! lunamagica Jan 2018 #32
Hear, Hear! smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #33
K&R Scurrilous Jan 2018 #34
When the primary campaign began, I had a mildly negative opinion of Ms. Clinton. NNadir Jan 2018 #35
KNR Thank you! Lucinda Jan 2018 #36
Thank you all, just wish I had written it. Thank you Amy Ferris...nt monmouth4 Jan 2018 #37
Do you know Amy? newcriminal Jan 2018 #42
THANK YOU! amyferris Jan 2018 #43
welcome to DU gopiscrap Jan 2018 #53
No, I don't know her but admire her writing. Lucky you..n/t monmouth4 Jan 2018 #46
Unfortunately no, but am a great admirer of her writing. Lucky you! monmouth4 Jan 2018 #47
Thank YOU amyferris Jan 2018 #49
Wow. So nice to "meet" you too. Love your writing..n/t monmouth4 Jan 2018 #50
Not sure how you found me, but so grateful amyferris Jan 2018 #52
I bet people have said that about Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, Margaret Thatcher IronLionZion Jan 2018 #41
"The personal is political." Sparkly Jan 2018 #45
This message was self-deleted by its author Fla Dem Jan 2018 #48
H Clinton is our president. I intend to walk with her. delisen Jan 2018 #51
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