Hillary good for white Feminism, bad for racial Justice

[Catherina]

78. Millions of women, girls around the world whose lives have been destroyed by US bombs

in countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Yemen etc, not to mention the millions of women and girls suffering for US capitalist profit the neoliberals are so in love with, can take comfort in knowing that Hillary the great “feminist” helped craft US policies that make every moment of their lives a wretched hell on earth.

Oh yes ma'am, the women and girls in Egypt, Bahrain, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine must be dancing for joy too. Honduran women must be rushing to the flower shops in profuse thanks for Hillary's role in the coup that ousted someone who was genuinely trying to make their lives better.

Both Clintons are in bed with the biggest oppressors of all, the large companies/corporations/institutions that run our country with their money and power and successfully oppress us all. Hillary in no way represents any -ism needed to heal and promote equality for mankind, let alone people of color.

The kind of feminism that ignores the oppression-for-profit of women abroad is bs. The kind of feminism that accepts tons in campaign contributions from the same corporations that caused the financial crash that evicted many women and children from their homes is bs. The list goes on and on...

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Clinton’s campaign is addressed to “everyday Americans” and she is currently on tour to speak in front of Americans from diverse backgrounds, following years of paid lectures and speeches in front of corporations. The crony capitalism that has been destroying the US will likely flourish with Clinton in the White House. America will remain a capitalist superpower that will continue to crush the minorities and the poor. With Clinton America would still be enslaved by corporations and tycoons, who will be funding her election campaign.

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If we go back to Clinton’s role in promoting women’s rights, isn’t it absurd that the first woman to say that “women’s right are human rights” still cooperates with Saudi Arabia, especially with regards to the latter’s foreign policy of attacking Arab countries with the excuse of “fighting terrorism?” If Clinton believes that women’s rights are a privilege that only white Western women deserve, then once again, this is not real feminism we are dealing with here.

Clinton is a great example of the interlocking of liberal feminism, crony capitalism and the ongoing support for unjust Israeli policies towards the Palestinians. As a remarkable figure in the history of American politics, it is easy to see that Clinton’s presidential bid has nothing to do with feminism. Feminism is not about women claiming power for the sake of power, rather it is a “logical political movement to combat the manifold and simultaneous oppressions that all women [..] face.”

Janan Bsoul is a freelance journalist, born in the village of Reneh in the lower Galilee and living in Tel Aviv. She may be reached at: [e-mail].

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