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procon

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6. Power. This is at the heart of the patriarchy.

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 02:28 PM

Sep 2020

Male domination and female submission. It's about power and control. It's little, impotent, weak, craven, stupid and violent men stoking their fragile egos by bullying, browbeating and punishing women.

Men have been at it for centuries. They've perfected their domination act to a fine performance art, even convincing some ignorant women to take up sides against their own gender.

They will not stand. Their umbrella of religious taboos is threadbare and no longer the bugaboo of millenniums past.

Women are the majority. Women vote. Women organize and inspire movements. Make it so.

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Here's what I truly don't understand about the religious anti-abortion people [View all] In It to Win It Sep 2020 OP

Anti-abortion views have nothing to do with God or religion. LonePirate Sep 2020 #1

That's not true. I can give you the phone number Drahthaardogs Sep 2020 #16

Agreed. Ms. Toad Sep 2020 #18

What I truly believe about the majority of the religious right TheRealNorth Sep 2020 #2

What you are doing is called thinking dreamland Sep 2020 #3

In the olden days, many fundamentalist Christians SharonClark Sep 2020 #4

Yes, I understand that In It to Win It Sep 2020 #7

They're obviously not followers of the bible. cos dem Sep 2020 #5

Power. This is at the heart of the patriarchy. procon Sep 2020 #6

Exactly. It is about controlling women. If men gave birth, this would not be an issue. Midnight Writer Sep 2020 #10

Pro-life is a myth. keithbvadu2 Sep 2020 #14

Abortion, birth control, welfare are all ways to avoid the natural consequences... Thomas Hurt Sep 2020 #8

They believe God will punish them for the "sins" of others. Mariana Sep 2020 #9

From what I've heard of history, the white Evilgelicals... Crunchy Frog Sep 2020 #11

This Shermann Sep 2020 #12

You are correct! moose65 Sep 2020 #13

A lot of them say that the bible tells them to "cast righteous judgment." WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2020 #15

Most anti abortion people are anti choice. It's about denying women JI7 Sep 2020 #17

oh those men do... uriel1972 Sep 2020 #19

I agree with those saying it's about controlling women's bodies... myccrider Sep 2020 #20

"..do not do evil that good may come" shuts them down when it comes to Trump but most of ... uponit7771 Sep 2020 #21

What? You didn't like getting drowned on a regular basis? Xolodno Sep 2020 #22

Its all about keeping women in their place jcgoldie Sep 2020 #23