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In reply to the discussion: Misogyny should not be tolerated on DU [View all]Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)Now work your way back up the thread and pay particular attention to where the person in which I replied mentioned "same collective power".
You can spout off facts about the political makeup of congress or the executive all you want, but your "facts" do not address the argument. "Collective power" is contained within the electorate. That's how it works. I presented facts that were directly related to the subject at hand, sourced from a feminists organization, which unambiguously show that women have considerably more "collective power" than men. Rather than acknowledging this or even bothering to address it, you just conveniently ignored it. So whatever charge you've made about gliding past the facts seems kinda like a pot/kettle situation.
But since you brought it up, I'll be glad to address your irrelevant facts if nothing else but to demonstrate how misguided your conclusions of those facts are. Believe it or not, the political right has no problems presenting female candidates, and what plumbing they happened to be born with really just seems to be far less relevant than whether there's an R or a D after their name. Do you really think the cause of women would be better served with a majority of Bachmans in congress with Palin at the helm? I'll take a Bernie Sanders over a Kay Bailey Hutchison every day of the week and twice on Sunday. YMMV.