Is There Any Doubt the GOP is the Women Haters Party?

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9. Insisting cultural oppression and economic exploitation

are expressions of hate may feel perversely good but blocks understanding.

Sure, for misogynists and opportunists who want to retain male advantage for venal and ego reasons, it's as unkind and hurtful as any other abuse and thievery.

But most of the time hate has nothing to do with it.

Millions of people are in favor of more traditional roles for women, including millions of women. They believe it's right and responsible. They want it. They elect legislators who reflect their views.

Of course, for them "big government" is only big if it's liberal and expanding rights. When it's social engineering whole states or a whole nation to protect/impose the traditional values and religion of some on all, it's just "good government."

They may have gone too far this time. I don't know about Alabama, but Pew reported 36% of Republicans nationally support legal abortion. I imagine we've all seen a bunch of conservatives become a lot less conservative on some issue when it bit them. And actually saying their famous, "I'm not a feminist, but..." may be long out of style, but the attitude's actually very alive and well among a whole lot of conservative women.