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Public Servant's avatar

Meidas is mightier than Murdoch! White men are destroying our democracy. Democrats need to let women lead us into a progressive future: https://democracydefender2025.substack.com/p/women-will-save-our-democracy

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Cici Spaulding's avatar

AMEN!!!!!!!!! Women are 100% better managers/leaders than men. Just look at the work load most women carry—-in the home and out——If you want something done, ask a woman. We are proactive—-no one needs to ask us to do what needs to be done. Can't say that about most men (in my experience).

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Stacey's avatar

I’m convinced women are going to save this country, if not the world after the men currently in power (attempt) to destroy it. It might not be today, tomorrow or next year but it will happen at some point in the future! 😃

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Lady Emsworth's avatar

I was going to say "Elizabeth Warren. Liz Cheney. AOC. Kamala" - then I thought "Oh! Boebert! MTG! Noem. . .!"

And THEN I thought " Hang on! - those last three are more like men than most men!"

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Sharon C Storm's avatar

I agree 100%! The elected officials who are standing up to this regime are more women than men by a large margin.

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Lady Emsworth's avatar

As my grandma used to say "Kids gets colds, men get the 'flu - and women get on with it. . ."

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Shame On ‘em's avatar

That comment gets an Amen girl! Yaaaaassssss!!!!

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ramona j's avatar

I. Not gonna make any friends with this one, but I don't care. It's old men. Old uneducated men forcing their lies on not so smart old women. Sorry.

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KMich's avatar

Amen, sister!

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Dik de Bruijn's avatar

Stereotyping and generalizing about who is/isn't better at something is not productive. Some women are better than some men at some things and vice versa.

[Holding up sarcasm card.]

If you want something done, ask a woman? OK, how about asking Amy Commie Barrett to get Dobbs overturned and have abortion rights for all women reinstated.

After all, she has 7 children AND is an (un)Justice, so she must be carrying a tremendous workload in the home and out and, well, is just Superwoman, so she should be able to manage all those pesky white men on the Court into doing what she wants. (I didn't say white and black men because Clarence Thomas isn't a real man.) Oh, sorry, as women are also proactive, you don't need to ask her to do what needs to be done. She's on it!

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Betsy Rosenberg's avatar

A-Women!!

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Jay's avatar

Public Servant - Yes, woman are integral to a progressive defense of democracy and women leaders should be acknowledged, celebrated, and taken seriously, no matter their genetic background. But we CANNOT be in a gender or skin color divide and hope to prevail. WE MUST STICK TOGETHER like the super-est of glues. Unity, strategy, and truth are our weapons (along with some a bit of funding), not genderism or racism. Yes pale males have dominated Western culture for 100s of years and too many are tender flowers that feel threatened by any jiggling of the status quo, but don't chuck the baby with the bathwater. There are still plenty of pale males who are smart, passionate, progressive, and AWAKE. Respect one and all!

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Cici Spaulding's avatar

Yes, very good point. Just hard to see Trump and Co. literally erasing women from the government and the conversation.

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virginia arthur's avatar

Yes, it is. That is what WEAK men do. However, we who are not weak men or women do not care about race or gender. We care about who can do the best job!

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RUSSELL BARRY's avatar

Older men that are educated are with us, I saw many at the President's Day protest.

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Wendy Arnold's avatar

Very true. We are equal but everyone has strengths and weaknesses.

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virginia arthur's avatar

Exactly!

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ArleneMach's avatar

“Women are integral”?

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Dik de Bruijn's avatar

White men didn't get Trump into the WH by themselves. They had plenty of help from men AND women of various colors and ethnicities and religions. The assault on democracy isn't coming solely from "white men."

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Wendy Arnold's avatar

Agreed. All female Republican politicians are selling out American citizens too.

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Dik de Bruijn's avatar

Yes! Susan Collins is especially notable for being a Trump Chump. Remember her bit about how Trump had learned his lesson so she voted to acquit him? He learned his lesson all right: how to take down democracy for certain this time around. Can't understand how Collins was elected in Maine! Less said about Bobo and Marjorie Traitor Greed, the better.

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Mike's avatar

And he CHEATED!

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virginia arthur's avatar

That is very true. Look at the number of black men and Latino men who voted for Trump, as well as the Muslims.

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Schmendryck's avatar

More alliteration please!

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Dik de Bruijn's avatar

How many women -- of any color -- voted for Trump?

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Mo's avatar

African American women overwhelmingly voted for Harris. Something like 95%.

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Seeker of the truth's avatar

Way to dam many

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Dik de Bruijn's avatar

Thanks for the link, but you have to join Linked In to read it. I have no need to join Linked In, so if you have another open URL with this content, please post.

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Lady Emsworth's avatar

Weird - I don't even HAVE a linkedin acct!

But found it elsewhere:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls?trk=public_post_comment-text

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Debi Heather's avatar

As a woman who had to endure white men’s misogyny and sexism in the work place for years I’m sick to death of their paranoia. This white woman knows her place and it’s in the face of these mediocre men.

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Bob's avatar

There are a handful of dangerous nonwhites in Trump’s regime, such as Kash Patel. The Supreme Court has Clarence Thomas. Medicare and Medicaid Services are about to be run that quack, Dr. Oz.

But as minorities, they’re way behind the established white patriarchy, and in the end must heed the orders of the Orange Gasbag.

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Debi Heather's avatar

Yes, there are a few token minorities lacking ethics bending the knee but have you seen Trump’s cabinet group pictures? White male vanilla lineup that does not reflect the diversity of our country. And most of them are not exactly the brain trust of the nation. It’s nauseating.

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Mary R Manship's avatar

Listen , if we women could teach cucumber s how to take out the trash we wouldn't omen at all!

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M McConlogue's avatar

The only issue with "white men" is it's too general. Fascist is more specific and accurate. But I get Public Servant's meaning and hope he is able to keep his job. Thank you all Public Servants.

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Information•OverLord's avatar

Racist white Americans especially Men of this group are to blame for every set back ever in the US . Its up to people of all colors to stop them . They give good people of white american heritage a terrible name . Thanks to Ben for working super hard every second of everyday to fight with passion and knowledge that what we fight for is the right way , true freedom for all humans

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M McConlogue's avatar

There are a lot of good men and no bad name will ever stick to them. We're going to need you more than ever in the coming years.

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Dennis King's avatar

Agree, and I commend Ben and all his colleagues in alternative media for laying bare the avarice of Murdoch and the rodents of FOX, and the power lust of drumpster, muskrat, and their consolidated world of despots. Never forget the millions of victims in Europe and the world betrayed by their ilk in the century past.

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Greg's avatar

100% agree! This "white men" or "white people" does nothing but divide us and pit us against one another at a time when we need EVERYONE to come together to fight the mentally ill monster in the White House. Save all that horseshit for 'after' we get our democracy back.

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Robin's avatar

We have just begun to fight. No "after"... every day is "after" - perhaps the real goal is not needing the labels

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Amy's avatar

At this point in time, I think the only labels should be the 1.6% mil/ billionaires and the rest of us.

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virginia arthur's avatar

I do, too!

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jay cee's avatar

I am 68 years old. I have watched white men destroy our country and the world. It is white men in control that has got us where we are today.

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D Kitterman's avatar

No matter how many examples offered of the tyranny violence and destruction that MEN have caused and continue to cause on this planet, folks just can't bear to deal with or discuss the topic seriously. EVER. And yes, white men have been at the forefront of this violence FOREVER. Just look around for fuck sakes.

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M. Hunter's avatar

Correct!

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McCabe's avatar

I wish people would stop blaming teachers and the education system for maga. Hate is learned at home.

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Nancie Ziemer's avatar

Well said!!

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