Heidi Siegmund Cuda revisits her 'Strongmen' interview with Ruth Ben-Ghiat, given the rise of figures such as Giorgia Meloni, Liz Truss and Marjorie Taylor Greene
Thank you to those who read full articles. This is a nuanced conversation imo, and it’s always appreciated when people comment beyond the headline, as Cathy has done. 🤎
😇 this is a subject that is never far from my mind.
It's the intellectually dishonesty of the whole shit show that is the global conservative movement that irks.
The abject gaul of them,
2500 years or there abouts since The ancient Greeks became enlightened, Democracy emerged and evolved... what did they do?
Wrote the women out of history whenever possible. 2000 years later representation of the peoples act include some men as well as 'the establishment elite' Ten years later 2018 women over 30s. RAPE in marriage became illegal in1989!
Today we've an extremist Scotus. Have reversed row v wade. Rape in uk is essentially decriminalized. Traditional Conservatives want the 50s back. Tech bros made something very special for us
Systemic industry wide misogyny. Excluding.the evolved grown ups who would never fail to ask "should we" not "can we"
Scurrying off to their underground NewZeland replica of their mothers basement. As they race us toward a precipice
We really are in dangerous territory when politicians with a big voice can speak easily of returning the death penalty and casually withdrawing from the ECHR; when despite the deep problems the UK's citizens are experiencing, the Tories are preparing to run a campaign about 'boats' crossing the channel. We're not at the top of the slippery slope. Rather, it feels as if the slide has begun. Sunak, Patel, Javid and Braverman are examples of Tory inclusivity and diverse representation, of which they beam and boast. But we're more in need of values, vision and moral courage. Gender and ethnic balance are ideal but could also amount to window dressing - new faces to carry out the same agenda and prop up the same old structures.
Thank you to those who read full articles. This is a nuanced conversation imo, and it’s always appreciated when people comment beyond the headline, as Cathy has done. 🤎
Yes. the mothership needs to drive the burning car carreering out of control now.
Women meh....not all.
womenwho take no shit but do no harm ? Feminists who represent all those disproportionately descriminated against.
yes please. more Jacinda than Truss or thatcher or May.
Conservative women support patriarchal structures very few have self respect.. are no friend of womenkind.
Too many men want to fuck it or kill it. not nurture and protect,multitask, solve problems... sad little boys. cause them.
Shut up & let the women drive.
Thank you Cathy!
😇 this is a subject that is never far from my mind.
It's the intellectually dishonesty of the whole shit show that is the global conservative movement that irks.
The abject gaul of them,
2500 years or there abouts since The ancient Greeks became enlightened, Democracy emerged and evolved... what did they do?
Wrote the women out of history whenever possible. 2000 years later representation of the peoples act include some men as well as 'the establishment elite' Ten years later 2018 women over 30s. RAPE in marriage became illegal in1989!
Today we've an extremist Scotus. Have reversed row v wade. Rape in uk is essentially decriminalized. Traditional Conservatives want the 50s back. Tech bros made something very special for us
Systemic industry wide misogyny. Excluding.the evolved grown ups who would never fail to ask "should we" not "can we"
Scurrying off to their underground NewZeland replica of their mothers basement. As they race us toward a precipice
As they race us toward the precipice.
Women have to be strong.
Sometimes strong is your only choice.
I wish I was thanos.
Snap arseholes.
Somedays my strength eludes me… then I read the comments from smart and genuine people and am fortified and reinvigorated for battle
You're welcome.
Apologies for the rant. Grips.
We really are in dangerous territory when politicians with a big voice can speak easily of returning the death penalty and casually withdrawing from the ECHR; when despite the deep problems the UK's citizens are experiencing, the Tories are preparing to run a campaign about 'boats' crossing the channel. We're not at the top of the slippery slope. Rather, it feels as if the slide has begun. Sunak, Patel, Javid and Braverman are examples of Tory inclusivity and diverse representation, of which they beam and boast. But we're more in need of values, vision and moral courage. Gender and ethnic balance are ideal but could also amount to window dressing - new faces to carry out the same agenda and prop up the same old structures.