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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•11 months agoevery country refuses to change or progress socially until they have no other option, which means violence is often the only option.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-2•11 months agoSorry, but that’s simply wrong. There’s plenty of countries that change with the times.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•11 months agoNew Zealand have enacted women’s suffrage, gay marriage, and decriminanalising abortion with no violence at all, simply because the government of the time listened to the people.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•11 months agoHow did the anti-suffragettes, homophobes and pro-forced-birthers react?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•11 months agoHuffed, puffed, moaned, and wrung their hands.
every country refuses to change or progress socially until they have no other option, which means violence is often the only option.
Sorry, but that’s simply wrong. There’s plenty of countries that change with the times.
Like when?
New Zealand have enacted women’s suffrage, gay marriage, and decriminanalising abortion with no violence at all, simply because the government of the time listened to the people.
How did the anti-suffragettes, homophobes and pro-forced-birthers react?
Huffed, puffed, moaned, and wrung their hands.