• Krono@lemmy.today
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    19 hours ago

    Anyone suggesting that the US is too sexist to elect a woman president has to explain the election of Claudia Sheinbaum.

    By every metric I can find, Mexico is more misogynistic than the US. You can look at crime statistics on domestic violence, rape, murder; or opinion surveys showing men’s negative attitude toward women – all the stats coming out of Mexico are worse.

    Yet somehow, Mexico overwhelmingly elected a woman (a Jewish woman in an 85% Christian population, too).

    My hypothesis is that policy matters much more than the gender of a candidate. Kamala had absolutely pathetic policy proposals, supporting the status quo of corporate economic domination and a foreign policy soaked in innocent blood. but maybe I’m biased.

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      18 hours ago

      Mexico doesn’t have as bonehead of an election system that favors the more historically sexist party.

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          2 hours ago

          Thats why Run For Something exists. They train young progressive candidates who win

          They don’t like all this bullshit happening, don’t take AIPAC and their members don’t either.

          Research them/volunteer and let’s get things done. Encourage good people you know who will actually do the job, and actually care for people to apply to be candidates for them.

          Many of their candidates have won 1/2 weeks ago and they are gaining more candidates applying/people in office who win. Search up their Substack: RFS Feel Good for their accomplishments from every month nationwide to make country better. Also Amanda Litman is a good leader to look into.

          If we want better we gotta keep going together!! Get more people you see active as well!!