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artemisia1

(1,927 posts)
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 09:25 PM Thursday

Men did not "give" women voting rights: they withheld them

Is it any surprise that Hegseth is removing and refusing to promote female senior officers in the U.S. Armed Forces? He is Commander Waterford. He listens to "Handmaid's Tale" type pastors. It is a short distance between denying women the right to vote and denying them the right to read:

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/09/nx-s1-5497226/women-pastor-pete-hegseth-vote

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Men did not "give" women voting rights: they withheld them (Original Post) artemisia1 Thursday OP
Rights are never granted. They're won. nt Dulcinea Thursday #1
They are not "granted", they are recognized. Yes, sometime one must fight those who deny their existence, but nobody artemisia1 21 hrs ago #2
To hear the Toilet Paper dipshits laughing and high fiving each other about giving up their rights... Initech 16 hrs ago #4
k&r n/t area51 17 hrs ago #3

artemisia1

(1,927 posts)
2. They are not "granted", they are recognized. Yes, sometime one must fight those who deny their existence, but nobody
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 12:12 PM
21 hrs ago

may "grant" just rights; only withhold them.

Initech

(109,648 posts)
4. To hear the Toilet Paper dipshits laughing and high fiving each other about giving up their rights...
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 04:59 PM
16 hrs ago

I've never heard anything more disgusting and disturbing in my life. They're clearly the products of media brainwashing and mental conditioning, and the even more disgusting thing is that people listen to brainwashing dipshits like Erika Kirk's voluntarily and they believe it! Yes, this will spread.

If you ever even think that you should surrender your right to vote for any reason, just pack it in. Vote for the Taliban at that point.

You don't give up your rights. You fight for them like it's going out of style. Fuck TPUSA.

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