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IronLionZion

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41. Women would hold more political influence now

Sun Jun 26, 2022, 08:28 PM

Jun 2022

and should eventually elect enough Dems to codify choice into law. I'm hoping this backfires badly against the GOP for generations to come.

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Here's the short list of why this and why now [View all] musette_sf Jun 2022 OP

And the horrible thing is ... Pete Ross Junior Jun 2022 #1

I was just thinking that if my grandparents were alive... Pacifist Patriot Jun 2022 #2

My grandparents wanted girls to get an education. Irish_Dem Jun 2022 #3

my grandfather,too. Sent a few daughters to school to be nurses. ONe helped get rid of TB. demigoddess Jun 2022 #35

Yes my mother and her sister were sent to nursing school. Irish_Dem Jun 2022 #36

Yes, and these are not all necessarily good things. thesquanderer Jun 2022 #14

Those numbers will dramatically change. Drop in education, paid employment, higher level jobs. Irish_Dem Jun 2022 #4

Because they're threatened by smart, powerful women Freddie Jun 2022 #5

Yup, strong, educated, critically-thinking women scare the shit out of patriarchal/authoritarian, Magoo48 Jun 2022 #6

The influx of smart women with a place at the decision-making table has rocked their boat. ariadne0614 Jun 2022 #9

I'm going to play devil's advocate here and suggest soldierant Jun 2022 #39

Agree 100%! True Blue American Jun 2022 #46

And a good percentage of them know meadowlander Jun 2022 #48

The RW attempt to turn back history is not new... Wounded Bear Jun 2022 #7

This isn't a one off. Cosmocat Jun 2022 #8

Canute was trying to point out the limits of his authority. plimsoll Jun 2022 #12

This is true. But oddly, it doesn't matter. malthaussen Jun 2022 #24

That's true. plimsoll Jun 2022 #26

No argument there. malthaussen Jun 2022 #30

When I finished college way back in the dark ages, women were rarely hired even for Lonestarblue Jun 2022 #10

When I was newly married in the early 70s BonnieJW Jun 2022 #16

Wow. Good on her for her persistence and courage. spooky3 Jun 2022 #19

Bravo Susan Cohen! NJCher Jun 2022 #31

Also, if it's possible (they aren't for everyone) soldierant Jun 2022 #40

You raise several good points. But I don't think the repuglicons care about unintended consequences. erronis Jun 2022 #17

From what I am seeing True Blue American Jun 2022 #47

And this reason:, "historic victory for white life," according to Rep'st Mary Miller (R) from ShazamIam Jun 2022 #11

The anti-abortion movement has its roots in bth misogyny and white supremacy. Lonestarblue Jun 2022 #32

The concocting of the "Tale of the White Race" ymetca Jun 2022 #42

And in 1970 - how many women on the SC. rubbersole Jun 2022 #13

The fight nowforever Jun 2022 #15

Your description sounds like Nightmare World to me. calimary Jun 2022 #18

Republicans have a long history of killing progress dlk Jun 2022 #20

On statistics and percentages hvn_nbr_2 Jun 2022 #21

They're high level numbers musette_sf Jun 2022 #23

The point is: I can't tell what the numbers mean. hvn_nbr_2 Jun 2022 #27

Another interpretation could be: malthaussen Jun 2022 #28

Ah. That's a reasonable interpretation. hvn_nbr_2 Jun 2022 #29

Women are now the majority in U.S. @51.1 % have been since 2013 and increasing--men RestoreAmerica2020 Jun 2022 #22

It's the mediocre and MAGAts who hate us musette_sf Jun 2022 #25

Ok I'm stealing that Unwind Your Mind Jun 2022 #33

Wow, those are some compelling numbers... they show the true value in *planning* when liberalla Jun 2022 #34

Women got uppity. sinkingfeeling Jun 2022 #37

Becsuse they got the numbers on the court now JI7 Jun 2022 #38

Women would hold more political influence now IronLionZion Jun 2022 #41

Oh me too- definitely my hope! Tumbulu Jun 2022 #43

This planet needs less people. Justice matters. Jun 2022 #44

KNR and bookmarking. For later. niyad Jun 2022 #45