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hifiguy

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62. Or on a more serious note than those two morons,

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 03:41 PM

Jun 2015

Margaret Thatcher. Who was as mean-spirited and hawkish a politician as I have ever seen. Vicious, petty, self-righteously moralistic and rotten to the core. Hated and bullied the poor, coddled the rich, pretty much everything that could be wrong with a politician.

I have no doubt she would have identity-politics junkies defending her to the hilt were she somehow running instead of HRC in the primaries.

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What's Our Problem with "Strong" Women? [View all] McCamy Taylor Jun 2015 OP

Do you really think there is anyone on DU who really thinks that way anymore? jwirr Jun 2015 #1

Yes. chervilant Jun 2015 #2

I do...some of the MRA dudes. Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #3

It's not just dudes. n/t seaglass Jun 2015 #11

That's for sure. kcr Jun 2015 #12

Why do you think that strong women Autumn Jun 2015 #19

They could just pipe up with their opinion treestar Jun 2015 #20

So what you are saying is that because you don't like how other strong women speak Autumn Jun 2015 #26

BINGO! nt. polly7 Jun 2015 #32

Where do you get that? treestar Jun 2015 #33

No it's not. A woman saying "you don't speak for me" Autumn Jun 2015 #34

I know what I said and tried to explain it treestar Jun 2015 #37

I'm not being uncivil and a victim and I have not been rude. Autumn Jun 2015 #42

Autumn, why don't we ever see that comment towards any other group on DU? seaglass Jun 2015 #41

They can say that if they chose and yes I have seen a few people Autumn Jun 2015 #43

LOL - you are being criticized for asserting your "truths". closeupready Jun 2015 #44

Yeah, in other words I shouldn't speak for myself. Autumn Jun 2015 #49

DU is sometimes comedy gold. closeupready Jun 2015 #55

Yes we do all speak for ourselves and that should be really obvious. I don't have any issue with seaglass Jun 2015 #48

Thanks seaglass. I did take a bit of flack over that. Autumn Jun 2015 #52

Yes. Some women like to be the exceptions in the old sexist order treestar Jun 2015 #22

That was my mother. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2015 #28

And my mother was an authoritarian, bullying and abusive woman polly7 Jun 2015 #40

Is it someone here you believe is fond of pats on the head? nt. polly7 Jun 2015 #45

Whether they know it or not, Bonobo Jun 2015 #51

My heart needs protectin', and so do I, I, I, I.... closeupready Jun 2015 #56

Yep, a few kcr Jun 2015 #74

They can't be that obvious. polly7 Jun 2015 #75

Wow. I have not run across this or else I am just immune to it. jwirr Jun 2015 #5

I saw a post like that today shenmue Jun 2015 #6

Yay for strong, boo for hawkish. nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #4

Yes. Strong = Elizabeth Warren. Abusive = Hillary Clinton. closeupready Jun 2015 #29

What you said. SaranchaIsWaiting Jun 2015 #30

You have to vote to invade Iraq in order to be "strong"? n/t eridani Jun 2015 #7

And make speeches about "traditional enemies" Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #9

Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, ... delrem Jun 2015 #8

These are not strong women. Skidmore Jun 2015 #21

Or on a more serious note than those two morons, hifiguy Jun 2015 #62

Because Clinton and Thatcher are so similar? Okay then.... bettyellen Jun 2015 #64

I would call them neither terribly similar nor terribly dissimilar. hifiguy Jun 2015 #65

I don't have a problem with Hillary because she's a "strong" woman. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #10

Best post of the day on the matter. ^ Exilednight Jun 2015 #13

+2 ^^^ Great post! /nt RiverLover Jun 2015 #15

^^ Thread win. winter is coming Jun 2015 #25

Awesome post! peacebird Jun 2015 #35

+5 davidpdx Jun 2015 #71

"Witches" get a bad rap. Wiccan is a religion with Nature as God. RiverLover Jun 2015 #14

Agree with you on that! peacebird Jun 2015 #36

I've heard stories that during the Sixties "Youth Revolution", no_hypocrisy Jun 2015 #16

I don't have any problem with strong women. LWolf Jun 2015 #17

I have never met a woman who wasn't strong. As for strong political women in America Autumn Jun 2015 #18

Seriously? I've met both men and women who were quite weak. never? bettyellen Jun 2015 #24

I have never met a weak woman. All the women in my life have been Autumn Jun 2015 #27

I guess I just come across a more diverse group of people- you've been so fortunate ... bettyellen Jun 2015 #58

I have a very diverse group of friends and family. Autumn Jun 2015 #59

Well- not in terms of strength, lol. bettyellen Jun 2015 #63

Raising hand here -- I'm a woman and I'm weak. betsuni Jun 2015 #47

That's a health issue and a rough one. Autumn Jun 2015 #50

There's strong and then there's abusive. closeupready Jun 2015 #23

True. nt leftyladyfrommo Jun 2015 #69

Speaking as an older woman looking back leftyladyfrommo Jun 2015 #31

I have some optimism on that treestar Jun 2015 #39

That's good news. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2015 #54

To be honest, as a man, I think men who "buy into the closeupready Jun 2015 #57

I think an awful woman boss would fire you for that. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2015 #67

Like many people, I lose it sometimes, but generally I would never closeupready Jun 2015 #72

No one should have to get that upset on the job. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2015 #73

Very true about being your own boss treestar Jun 2015 #66

I have no problem with a strong Woman madokie Jun 2015 #38

There's a big difference between strong belligerant and just pushy. nt leftyladyfrommo Jun 2015 #68

My wife isn't madokie Jun 2015 #70

Week Men One_Life_To_Give Jun 2015 #46

Who is this "WE" that you speak of? NaturalHigh Jun 2015 #53

Who is this "Our" you speak of? 99Forever Jun 2015 #60

I like strong women. Obnoxious ones? Not so much. nt Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #61