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10. can you explain what you do mean, then? n/t

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Mon Mar 18, 2013, 03:33 PM

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UN Commission on the Status of Women: The Vatican, Iran, Russia and Egypt oppose findings. [View all] pampango Mar 2013 OP

Time to stop giving money to the Catholic Church RainDog Mar 2013 #1

Thanks for the link. This is appalling DemocratsForProgress Mar 2013 #2

too bad this wasn't about holding doors instead of religiously sanctioned rape RainDog Mar 2013 #3

Well said. DemocratsForProgress Mar 2013 #5

My DU looks different than others who come to the forum RainDog Mar 2013 #7

That's a very good idea. DemocratsForProgress Mar 2013 #8

My DU looks different too liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #39

as is your right to do RainDog Mar 2013 #41

Or at least it wouldn't be drowned out by so many threads mocking feminist discourse. redqueen Mar 2013 #6

"This declaration, if ratified, would lead to the complete disintegration of society." LadyHawkAZ Mar 2013 #4

Maybe they voted against it tp prevent the hypocritical US gov't from having yet another HiPointDem Mar 2013 #9

can you explain what you do mean, then? n/t RainDog Mar 2013 #10

Perhaps, but I imagine it had more to do with the nature of those governments and our own pampango Mar 2013 #11

No, they're just male supremacist assholes seeking to protect backwards cultural geek tragedy Mar 2013 #17

yes, i'm sure 'male supremacism' is the answer. because power over women is wayyyy more HiPointDem Mar 2013 #18

This is a commission on women's rights. Maybe you missed that part in your geek tragedy Mar 2013 #19

the UN is about global power politics. not human rights. it's rather telling that, for example, HiPointDem Mar 2013 #21

Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood are in dissent RainDog Mar 2013 #22

Is the muslim brotherhood a party at the UN? I don't think so. The mention of the muslim HiPointDem Mar 2013 #24

did you read the other links here? RainDog Mar 2013 #25

how about this report about the Muslim Brotherhood's statement? RainDog Mar 2013 #27

The report only MENTIONS those four countries. There were others geek tragedy Mar 2013 #29

well, since only four were mentioned RainDog Mar 2013 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #51

I assume this was for the person claiming otherwise? n/t RainDog Mar 2013 #52

Oops, yes, that should have been a reply to HiPointDem in #21 muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #54

Oh, so the UN Commission on the Status of Women is a global conspiracy geek tragedy Mar 2013 #23

yes, & charitable foundations are all about helping the downtrodden. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #26

You are shitting on the global women's rights movement geek tragedy Mar 2013 #28

The UN is not a neutral body of do-gooders. It's a body of power politicians. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #31

The global women's rights movement disagrees with you RainDog Mar 2013 #32

That one is pretty much in favor of whoever is disagreeing with the US. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #34

I notice this poster didn't walk back on his LIE RainDog Mar 2013 #35

Of course not. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #37

LOL RainDog Mar 2013 #42

You are literally and completely ignorant about what goes on at the CSW and women's rights geek tragedy Mar 2013 #33

lol. nothing has changed. just a slightly different faction of power politicians pulling the HiPointDem Mar 2013 #38

Another ignorant statement from you. Funny that you know so much more geek tragedy Mar 2013 #40

lol. 'crudely simplistic' HiPointDem Mar 2013 #43

you remind me of the stories of 60s "radicals" RainDog Mar 2013 #44

lol. another half-truth. were you there? HiPointDem Mar 2013 #45

no. but I've read what women who were had to say. have you? n/t RainDog Mar 2013 #46

you've read what *some* women who were there had to say. yes, i've read plenty and i was HiPointDem Mar 2013 #47

I didn't see that I made that claim RainDog Mar 2013 #48

what claim? HiPointDem Mar 2013 #49

No, the Saudis objected too muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #55

I would like to sort my own position on this out. I wonder if you could give me sourcing for this patrice Mar 2013 #12

All I can say is that it was the article's author's statement which I thought was relevant. pampango Mar 2013 #13

Thank you for understanding how necessary it is to have the original words. I will work on this patrice Mar 2013 #36

here's a Reuter's report on the same RainDog Mar 2013 #14

Here's the right wing version of this same thing RainDog Mar 2013 #16

here's Barbara Crosette RainDog Mar 2013 #20

Yet the Catholic Church whines that it's being oppressed by same sex marriage geek tragedy Mar 2013 #15

So, what do you say to 1.2 billion Catholics? You seem to be painting them as all complicit. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #53

Women Declare Victory in UN Agreement on Rights of Women RainDog Mar 2013 #50