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Scrivener7

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6. For thousands of years ALL women existed under subordination. And very few men wanted

Reply to cornball 24 (Original post)

Tue Aug 17, 2021, 07:03 PM

Aug 2021

the situation to change. And women have fought tooth and nail for a hundred years at least to make the change to where we are now.

And many American men would absolutely love it if the situation reverted tomorrow. Many more than would admit it. Many more than we would like to think.

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I don't get it! If for thousands of years the women of Afghanistan existed under subordination, [View all] cornball 24 Aug 2021 OP

Afghani men and women Pantagruel Aug 2021 #1

Sounds about right. Religion was invented to control the masses onetexan Aug 2021 #2

And more specifically... jcgoldie Aug 2021 #3

A Sound Point, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2021 #4

Ugh. Treefrog Aug 2021 #12

Because it did... brooklynite Aug 2021 #5

For thousands of years ALL women existed under subordination. And very few men wanted Scrivener7 Aug 2021 #6

+a brazillion! nt tblue37 Aug 2021 #8

Your point is *the* point too often ignored. LanternWaste Aug 2021 #9

It wasn't always that way Raine Aug 2021 #7

To paraphrase John and Yoko: "women are the (slaves) of the world". Fer sure. abqtommy Aug 2021 #10

Because they have daughters, sisters, mothers and wives. Because they love. applegrove Aug 2021 #11