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angrychair

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6. Respectfully

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 03:40 PM

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It's not about being "out of touch". People my age(55) and older see the world differently. Our priorities are different.

I consider myself a pretty liberal progressive person. A lot more so than many people my age but when I talk to young people even i don't see things like they do.
Without even realizing it I automatically steer toward pragmatism and compromise when, on certain issues, there shouldn't be any at all

Buying into this idea that it's not the right time for women in politics is a pragmatic one. It is conceding to the right what they want.

Fuck that.

Many modern economies have already had one or more female leaders.

At the same time that many Republicans are saying that maybe women shouldn't vote and that raping a 15 year old girl isn't so bad, a thought leader in our party now says that women shouldn't run for president.

It's all because of old people. No young people think that.

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