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LiberalLoner

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28. +1, beautiful post...there is so much rage and
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 08:26 AM
Mar 2013

As a woman it frightens me how strong the movement to put us women "in our places" has become.

I remember an Air Force Major General (now retired) forcing his staff to read an article talking about how not enough white babies are being born and how we must fight against that by eliminating contraception for females. It went on to point out the relationship between education of women and low birth rates and suggested we should eliminate education for women, similar to the way it was once illegal to teach black people to read.

The fact that this stuff is so open and so very popular, chills my blood. I hope we can fight against it but look at some of the posts even here and you will understand why I am so pessimistic.

Yeah, great paragraph at the end Matariki Mar 2013 #1
Thanks for posting it ashling Mar 2013 #3
K&R redqueen Mar 2013 #2
Well, it's not as if the cat said "no" Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #12
I would say the same thing for children. Stuart G Mar 2013 #4
You missed the point. nt redqueen Mar 2013 #6
That's because people are a virus in tennis shoes Floyd_Gondolli Mar 2013 #33
Great OP,Ashling. sufrommich Mar 2013 #5
SOUTHERN GOOD ole boys, torturing the weak and powerless to make themselves feel GOOD! CarmanK Mar 2013 #7
GMAB... gang rape in Ohio, rapists being cheered in CT, college rapes covered up at colleges redqueen Mar 2013 #13
Apparently RW pundit Zeigler is questioning the Sandusky conviction and may do the same on the freshwest Mar 2013 #14
+1 LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #30
+1 LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #26
Ohferchrissakes! eridani Mar 2013 #25
rape occurs in every region, state, and nation BainsBane Mar 2013 #32
As George Taikei said amuse bouche Mar 2013 #8
I regret OnyxCollie Mar 2013 #9
Really excellent piece and hopefully will make a difference. I've seen some articles online, just freshwest Mar 2013 #10
Lovely photo eridani Mar 2013 #27
+1, beautiful post...there is so much rage and LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #28
Excellent post get the red out Mar 2013 #29
DU Rec Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2013 #11
K&R smirkymonkey Mar 2013 #15
Excellent point BainsBane Mar 2013 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author Bonobo Mar 2013 #17
Again BainsBane Mar 2013 #19
Kids who torture animals grow up to be sociopaths more often than not. Bonobo Mar 2013 #20
You constant accusations that people are accusing BainsBane Mar 2013 #21
Defending rape is disgusting. No argument here. Bonobo Mar 2013 #23
Thank you BainsBane Mar 2013 #31
my heart just melted, what a cute kitty quinnox Mar 2013 #18
KnR, ashling Hekate Mar 2013 #22
Thank you for posting a very astute analogy. n/t UtahLib Mar 2013 #24
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