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WinkyDink

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27. "in their eyes women are cattle"-- I don't think you are anywhere near insightful as you think.

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I believe there are quite a few republicans who believe there is no such thing [View all] JRLeft Feb 2013 OP

You are 100% correct. I grew up in a home where the patriarch had that point of view. Boy LiberalLoner Feb 2013 #1

That mentality comes out of religion, not political views. dkf Feb 2013 #2

Yeah it does but I was referring to the violence against women act. JRLeft Feb 2013 #3

They are against that act because it was changed to cover homosexuals davidn3600 Feb 2013 #4

Thank you I forgot all about that, but the pro rape crowd makes me JRLeft Feb 2013 #9

Also, Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #40

They really do hate progress don't they? JRLeft Feb 2013 #43

"Progress" ?? jaysunb Feb 2013 #44

They just love to hate... Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #45

I think they've always been against it, even before it was changed to include BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #48

Well traditional views and religious dogma feed on each other. Deep13 Feb 2013 #7

You will find that a lot in fundy christian thinking too and they do call themselves republicans libtodeath Feb 2013 #8

Yes but my point is that it's more religious than political. dkf Feb 2013 #10

Then why only say Muslim in your post? libtodeath Feb 2013 #12

Where else are there so many Christian fundies? dkf Feb 2013 #13

What a bizarre stretch,you were talking about american party names but now suddenly it is worldwide? libtodeath Feb 2013 #14

I'm an atheist so I'm not so hot on any religion. dkf Feb 2013 #16

That may be true around the world, but the republican party's policies are basically anti-women. AlinPA Feb 2013 #57

Atheist men can be patriarchal assholes too. undeterred Feb 2013 #24

Of course,was just responding to the religious statement about muslims while ignoring others. libtodeath Feb 2013 #26

Yes, the strong father model of society. Deep13 Feb 2013 #5

that's interesting. .in a really crummy way, of course BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #49

I found it unbelievable how damned backward law students could be. Deep13 Feb 2013 #50

ugh!!. well, I have got to believe that as more women go into it, BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #51

I doubt if there are that many hfojvt Feb 2013 #6

No. You will find quite a few Democrats who believe that way ... dawg Feb 2013 #11

I've argued with these knuckledraggers online. When it's all said and done, they hate women. freshwest Feb 2013 #15

It's probably easier to argue with a 5 year old isn't' it? JRLeft Feb 2013 #29

Cleaner by far. You know what they say about mud wrestling with pigs. freshwest Feb 2013 #31

"I'm the Lord God . . .!" another_liberal Feb 2013 #17

My guess is they wouldn't characterize it as rape, but its rape none the same. Exultant Democracy Feb 2013 #18

Just Republicans? oberliner Feb 2013 #19

hyper-christian/evangelical creeps are far more likely to be GOP NoMoreWarNow Feb 2013 #20

True oberliner Feb 2013 #21

It seems like they are all Christian republicans but liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #22

They certainly give aid and comfort texshelters Feb 2013 #23

You're probably right, but unfortunately, spousal abuse and rape know no ZombieHorde Feb 2013 #25

Actual quote from an influential right wing activist, not some random YouTube commenter: alp227 Feb 2013 #30

That person made his (I assume a man) stance clear. nt ZombieHorde Feb 2013 #32

He is by definition pro rape. JRLeft Feb 2013 #34

That quote is definately pro rape. nt ZombieHorde Feb 2013 #42

Actually that person is Phyllis Schlafly, evangelical patriarchy apologist. alp227 Feb 2013 #37

"in their eyes women are cattle"-- I don't think you are anywhere near insightful as you think. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #27

not even very original hfojvt Feb 2013 #46

Some say there's biblical instruction to chastise and correct one's wife Politicub Feb 2013 #28

And there is some biblical instruction to that. timdog44 Feb 2013 #35

T'aint no man gonna' treat me that away! ReRe Feb 2013 #33

No woman should. The idea of raping and beating your wife as a form of discipline is flat out sick. JRLeft Feb 2013 #36

Absolutely ReRe Feb 2013 #41

It is reasonable to guess that, given certain kinds of limitations in what could be called people's patrice Feb 2013 #38

I knew a Catholic bank president who thought it was Ilsa Feb 2013 #39

Paterfamilias. You OWN your wife, your kids. They are your PROPERTY. Taverner Feb 2013 #47

Not party specific. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #52

I so agree. juajen Feb 2013 #53

I don't know why you limit your comments to Republicans BainsBane Feb 2013 #54

True there are some dems who are pro rape but the pro rape is part of the Republican platform. JRLeft Feb 2013 #55

very true BainsBane Feb 2013 #58

It is in the interest of the one percent woo me with science Feb 2013 #56