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malthaussen

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15. So they keep telling me. I guess I find that too simplistic.

Tue Nov 15, 2022, 03:58 PM

Nov 2022

"Oh, those poor women, they don't know their own minds." Isn't that rather condescending, trivializing the people for whom one is supposedly advocating? It seems strongly ideological: there is only one Truth, and those who cannot see it are somehow mentally/spiritually/emotionally deficient. That is, of course, exactly what the Other Side says about ours. I think identifying what is really going on here would be useful. It's consistent: more married women voted for Trump than any other candidate, and they are constantly "voting against their own interests," which suggests to me rather that we do not understand what they perceive their interests to be.

-- Mal

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Why did single women vote for Democrats? Republicans have an asinine theory [View all] marmar Nov 2022 OP

Nothing but consistent phoenix_rising Nov 2022 #1

The GOP is going to double down now on demonizing women. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #2

They always do (nt) phoenix_rising Nov 2022 #3

MAGA Incels can't handle single Democratic Wonder Women! BlueGreenLady Nov 2022 #4

This says it all right here : Diamond_Dog Nov 2022 #5

I've known women who couldn't let their husband know they voted for Dems Skittles Nov 2022 #17

Holy crap Diamond_Dog Nov 2022 #18

The hatred and contempt for women in many MAGAloons and reThugs Timeflyer Nov 2022 #6

Why not ask "Why did voters with uteri no_hypocrisy Nov 2022 #7

Wow!!! This statement. It's rare that I am so totally shocked by something a repug says. Ferrets are Cool Nov 2022 #8

Babylon Bee is a satire site. intheflow Nov 2022 #10

Fooled me Ferrets are Cool Nov 2022 #11

They're citing Babylon Bee as a right-wing source? It's a satire site. intheflow Nov 2022 #9

The more interesting question is "Why did married women vote for Republicans?" n/t malthaussen Nov 2022 #12

Bingo! love_katz Nov 2022 #13

So they keep telling me. I guess I find that too simplistic. malthaussen Nov 2022 #15

They don't want to be second class citizen or controlled by anybody. republianmushroom Nov 2022 #14

"What struck me about the Watters thing was it had big incel vibes LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2022 #16