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I have to wonder if what is happening in Iran and Russia, will start happening here with a greater (Original Post) JohnSJ Sep 2022 OP
Let's throw the entire GOP off the top of a tall building. Sky Jewels Sep 2022 #1
I wish. I truly believe the only way to get meaningful change in the US is taking to the streets. dutch777 Sep 2022 #2
That, but most importantly and the polls JohnSJ Sep 2022 #3
With hope, I can absolutely imagine it could. Stinky The Clown Sep 2022 #4
Iran has these protests from time to time LeftInTX Sep 2022 #5
It's much easier to vote our leaders out. Progressive dog Sep 2022 #6
Whenever I see women in hijabs here in the west, I want to tell them it's a free country lindysalsagal Sep 2022 #7
Not sure what you think is happening in Iran and Russia, but maxsolomon Sep 2022 #8

dutch777

(3,051 posts)
2. I wish. I truly believe the only way to get meaningful change in the US is taking to the streets.
Thu Sep 22, 2022, 12:12 PM
Sep 2022

It should be peacefully but until traffic and commerce gets ground to a halt, the pol class, especially the GOP will just dither or distract with meaningless fear mongering and verbal non-sense.

Stinky The Clown

(67,838 posts)
4. With hope, I can absolutely imagine it could.
Thu Sep 22, 2022, 12:14 PM
Sep 2022

The other side has gotten so extreme that their reign may well be faltering because of the diminishing size of their base. Even now they are at a point where they can only prevail by mischief and cheating. If they don’t enjoy majority support, at some point the majority will rise up. I can imagine the majority this time led by women.

LeftInTX

(25,720 posts)
5. Iran has these protests from time to time
Thu Sep 22, 2022, 12:22 PM
Sep 2022

They are wild compared to protests in the US, but they don't seem to generate change

Progressive dog

(6,925 posts)
6. It's much easier to vote our leaders out.
Thu Sep 22, 2022, 12:26 PM
Sep 2022

Unlike Russia and Iran, we get to choose our leaders in open elections.

lindysalsagal

(20,785 posts)
7. Whenever I see women in hijabs here in the west, I want to tell them it's a free country
Thu Sep 22, 2022, 12:59 PM
Sep 2022

but I don't because their decision to live this way is probably so deeply rooted in their identity that it would only backfire.

I just decide that if I'm seeing them, they're seeing me, and the vast majority of free women all around them. I hope they'll eventually choose to question why they have to remain covered.

Indian women handle it all in many various ways, depending on circumstances. I hope a couple of years here will loosen the grip these 3rd world mentalities have on them.

maxsolomon

(33,449 posts)
8. Not sure what you think is happening in Iran and Russia, but
Thu Sep 22, 2022, 01:35 PM
Sep 2022

it's not the same thing happening.

If you mean riots in the streets, well, women on the whole don't riot, and curtailing Abortion access is unlikely to lead to men rioting either.

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