2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Where is Bernie Sanders on Gender Justice? [View all]ismnotwasm
(42,663 posts)It's always going to be wrong. There is no excusing it. It's a very black mark on her record.
I suppose the closest I can feel to how you feel it the various 'stances' on abortion and women's tights, up to and including porn culture, rape culture, objectification of women.
It's not the same however. For instance, until the right is taken away from me, I can choose to have an abortion--or not. You can't choose to be gay.
But I didn't choose to be born female either. I respect you a lot, I respect your anger. I rarely respond to you but I always read your posts. I respect the anger of people such as Bravenek, who intensely dislikes Hillary for some of her campaign decisions in 2008.
This doesn't stop me from supporting her now--but I certainly don't blame you if it stops you.
If I have a personal bottom line, and a personal deal-breaker, and that is women's rights world-wide.
This article is a gentle questioning on another area the candidate--who has a stellar voting record, all the way from the safety of Vermont, will deal with specific women's issues. Personally I believe as the candidates get feedback as the campaign rolls along, Sanders will improve. The article should have provoked thoughtful discussion and not sputtering outrage from the supporters of Sanders.
He will never reach the all encompassing efforts of Hillary Clinton on women's rights.