Well, there is that little thing about Osama Bin Laden.
She actually made elevating the role of women in other countries a part of her diplomacy (http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/…)
She’s also a big reason why we had the coalition that could negotiate with Iran
She’s credited with helping facilitate this: http://www.n…
That’s all well and good, but things like co-sponsoring a bill to send his state’s nuclear waste to an impoverished Latino town in Tx and voting to support racist militia aren’t easily found in that type of listing.
https://www.reddit.com/r/SandersForPresident/comments/3e2n77/bernie_sanders_and_the_minuteman_militia/
So...you’re reducing, though, Steinem’s and Albright’s years of speaking on behalf of women, and work they’ve done, and reasons behind what they said, and blindly accepting the media’s spin on those things based on a snippet...And you’re justified in doing that? I see.
Clinton was a different candidate in 2008 and to compare her candidacy to her 2008 candidacy is to ignore the fact she served as Secretary of State - both gaining an understanding of foreign relations and diplomacy she didn’t have before and gaining additional experience in the Executive Branch of the Govt.
Despite…
I want to like Bernie as I will vote for him if he gets the nod, but he scares me. Not because I think there are any saints in politics. There are not. But a wolf in sheep’s clothing scares me. I’d rather get all this stuff out on the table and deal with it than keep being surprised by his record (I didn’t know about…
Literally no one is saying to vote for Hillary simply because she has a uterus. Even the older feminists are not saying that. If they were, they would have been championing Fiorina. They were not. Reducing down a comment taken out of context to make a point and then being mad that the point was missed because the…
That’s a really good question.
Up until the last 6 or 7 years, it was really difficult to find any kind of real literature on rape that wasn’t hide in the bushes/stranger rape. I know because in 2009/10 I finally got serious about dealing with my history. I was going to therapy, trying to find anything that discussed…
Yeah. I don’t think there is an easy answer.
I really have a problem with anyone who takes the narrative from a grown ass woman about her own experiences. If a 14 yr old had sex with another 14 yr old, we’d treat that as appropriate sexual exploration (probably). So it isn’t that a 14 yr old can’t consent. We just, as a society, now think that she can’t consent…
Well, you have entirely missed the point of everything.
I recognize people say they don’t want “establishment” politicians.
There are some glaring problems with this way of categorizing the vote. First, the president is the head of one branch of government. The president’s primary roles are to negotiate with foreign powers, appoint SCOTUS members, and sign bills that Congress passes into law (or not sign them). The president has some…
So, as a woman 25 yrs younger than Hillary, I can tell you that when I entered into law school I was accused of taking spots that should be held by men, was told when I entered a law firm that I could only get work until I got married and then I was worthless, and was told how great my boobs were daily by partners.…
I personally think the system is antiquated for the modern age, but it’s not going to change short of a Civil War (it’s too ingrained at all levels) and that will probably be a war over water access before a war to overthrow our constitution. So, my solution is to do the best with what is presented.
If you don’t think…
You’ve missed the point if you think anyone is saying you shouldn’t be concerned about the direction the country is going or that you should be passive. The point is to examine WHY you back a certain candidate for the less overt biases that are inherent in support. And look at who you think is best capable of…
Feminist Kittenjoy has already made the main point I’d make. But we don’t have a real democracy and certainly don’t have a direct democracy in the US. We say we do. We don’t. Never have. Civics 101. We may *hate* this. And there are reasons to. But they potentially provide a check against dangerous ideologues who…