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Steltloper's avatar

Thank you! Inconvenient truth, obvious as it is...

Bram de Swaan describes the phenomenon of denying this, from ISIS to Trump, as "Convulsions of the Patriarchy" in his book "Against the Women".

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Karen Horwitz's avatar

If you want to know how our society lost its way listen to the teacher whistleblowers at WhiteChalkCrime.com and EndTeacherAbuse.org. A society that ignores its called-to-teach teachers is destined for failure.

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Donna Barthule's avatar

“…we swim in a miasma of sexism.”

Everywhere.

It is after all Planet Patriarchy, where any progress in the agency of human females has been “granted” to us by the dominant males, where everyday sexism is so deeply globally institutionalized that most girls and women can’t recognize it for what it is.

This is just one 73 year old crone’s overlook on it… of course – informed and schooled as I was (and still am) on the radical idea that liberation from its death grip is what we want, not equality with its daily mayhem. Perhaps this era’s misogynistic surge is a true extinction burst… male dominance in the throes of and last ready to fade after at least 8 millennia of control and violence.

“With our eyes fastened unblinkingly on their faces day and night for thousands of years they have grown increasingly mad. With our attention riveted upon them they are killing us and the world around us daily."

• Sonia Johnson

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Lauren B. Davis's avatar

Every woman, and every one who cares about women, should read this. Thanks, Nina.

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Diane J's avatar

This is tragic, stomach turning, horrifying to read and it must be shared to wake people up to this travesty AND ITS ENABLERS like Zuckerberg et al.

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Sandy W's avatar

Zuckerberg has daughters and a wife who is a pediatrician- his misogyny is stunning. What is his story?

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Michael Cozens's avatar

The West's foundational and unaddressed white-supremacism.

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Tannis Kowalchuk's avatar

Excellent response to this tragedy.

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Deborah Copaken's avatar

Well said. Thank you.

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D. Joan Lockwood's avatar

Thank you for plunging into the sordid depths. I learned. It rings true.

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Helen Stajninger's avatar

This is horrifying.

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Emma Wenczel's avatar

Thank You Virginia Giuffre for all that you did for the women who have suffered as you. Bless Your Beautiful Soul

🖤Vale Virginia Giuffre🖤

Brava Nina!

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Al Lewis's avatar

I never dreamed the Internet and the billionaires who own it would take us back to the Bronze Age. Yet here we are in a devolving chattel economy.

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Elizabeth Schuhmann's avatar

Thank you Nina, and thank you Virginia...your courage shines brightly forever for so many many of us.

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Debra Watson's avatar

Thank you! I could never have said it better! Thank you for finding the words that escaped me. ♥️

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Bill Vann's avatar

I love y'all. Well, most of you, anyway.

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Would like to remain anonymous's avatar

Thank you for this.

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Michelle's avatar

Thank you, it made me 😭 because it's True!

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Barbara Aran's avatar

Thank you. See my restack comments. Add what has happened to women in Afghanistan. Do you really think that this couldn’t happen here? It’s COVERTURE on steroids and it happened in what? Two years?

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