About the Equal Rights Amendment

[gtyellowjacket]

You live in an alternate reality.

No, you and much of the Democratic party are living in that alternate reality. There are too many Democrats that think the only possible reason anyone would vote for a Republican is because they are racist or misogynistic. I just don't think that's true for the vast majority of persuadable voters. It keeps us from embracing issues that people really care about.

 

[gtyellowjacket]

If we want to run on equal rights, it has to be for everyone.

We have to get people to realize that it isn't a zero sum game. That we can work on the equal rights of women as well as men.

Younger men seem to really be struggling. They are falling behind women in areas and it seems that they feel that women are being given an upper hand.

Plus, it seems that some women are simply happy to be subordinate and have a Man take care of them. Just look at how many women voted for a rapist this past election.

We have to figure out how to make everyone feel welcome in the party and that we want to level things for everyone, not just certain groups.

This is the way.

 

[EyeballKid]

If we want to run on equal rights, it has to be for everyone.

We have to get people to realize that it isn't a zero sum game. That we can work on the equal rights of women as well as men.

Younger men seem to really be struggling. They are falling behind women in areas and it seems that they feel that women are being given an upper hand.

Plus, it seems that some women are simply happy to be subordinate and have a Man take care of them. Just look at how many women voted for a rapist this past election.

We have to figure out how to make everyone feel welcome in the party and that we want to level things for everyone, not just certain groups.

While I agree in principle, the fact is that hate, division, and grievance is a very powerful motivation. And Rs have had the straight white male market pretty well cornered for several decades now.

Joe Biden’s a faithful public servant and husband, and, by all accounts, a well-liked man on both sides of the political aisle.

Tim Walz is the Everyman midwestern middle class dude who coached football, owns guns, is an avid hunter and fisher.

Both white guys who’ve obviously found ways to maintain their masculinity and power while also respecting women, minorities, and lgbtq folks.

But Trump, Musk, Bannon, Hegseth, and many others have seized on the grievances that made Rush Limbaugh rich in the 90s—that white men and Christians are disadvantaged and have a god-given right to grab pussies (metaphorically and literally) and insult/undermine/harm others without repercussion.

It’s difficult to combat that with facts and reason—and it’s difficult to craft a narrative that will compete with those grievances.

 

[Calheel]

Are they the type of women that would be fine voting for Biden, but wouldn't vote for Harris? I doubt it. Most of them are going to vote Republican anyway.

Of course the vast majority of them were going to vote Republican anyway.

You do realize the last three elections would have turned out differently if just 1% of the electorate voted for the other candidate, right?

So when you are trying to explain why elections turn out a certain way, you need to focus on the motives of persuadable voters.

Every election starts at 45/45. The parties are just fighting over the 10% that can swing one way or the other. Obviously, misogyny is one (but just one and not even the most important one) of those reasons.

 

[Zoo_View]

Of course the vast majority of them were going to vote Republican anyway.

You do realize the last three elections would have turned out differently if just 1% of the electorate voted for the other candidate, right?

So when you are trying to explain why elections turn out a certain way, you need to focus on the motives of persuadable voters.

Every election starts at 45/45. The parties are just fighting over the 10% that can swing one way or the other. Obviously, misogyny is one (but just one and not even the most important one) of those reasons.

Probably 47/47.