When I was a kid, they were trying to pass the Equal Rights Amendment so that women had the same rights as men. It did not pass, though things did start to look better over the years. Personally, given the way of the world, what the heck would it have hurt to pass it?
Turns out it is needed more today than when I was a wee one. Republicans got one last good gasp in the 2010 elections and they aren't about to let it go to waste. All over this nation, they are trying to strip the vote from the elderly, minorities and college students with "Voter ID" laws, trying to "fix" vote fraud that a) only exists in a mere fraction of 1% of incorrect votes, and 2) would not be solved by IDs as many of the "illegal votes" are felons who are still under the impression that time served makes them a citizen again (sorry folks, not in THIS country) and who already have IDs.
Then there is the constant assault on women. Even tangential things, like assaulting professions women are predominantly in - like the arts and teaching - are pretty heavy handed. When beauty and learning aren't given credit, what is left but to go back to our caves?
So there is the hate of the "other", the hatred of civilization.
But to tell women you will insert objects into their bodies just because you want to? To make her submit to propaganda and to make a difficult situation worse in the case of potential abortion? To deny the pill or contraception and then wonder where all these pregnant ladies came from? For no good medical reason? Because shaming a woman who wants to think and decide for themselves gets you hard or something?
I don't get it.
I won't side with it.
And, frankly, I don't understand anyone who would go along with this. No, really, what the hell is the motivation? And don't hide behind a Bible. Why shame women? Why hate them? Why try to assert authority over others? Why deny rights to those you do not agree with?
Why?
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