• DagwoodIII@piefed.social
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    9 days ago

    She also kept the feminists from actually talking about things like the class struggle.

    Was the USSR sleazy and underhanded? Yes. Did the CIA do everything the Soviets did? Also yes.

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      She also kept the feminists from actually talking about things like the class struggle.

      This is more a critique of Liberal Feminism over Socialist/Radical Feminism. She has always promoted a version of feminism that seeks to work within the existing capitalist system rather than trying to overthrow it.

      The goal of this movement is to achieve equality for women through legal reform, policy changes, and social integration.

      Edit: Added quote for clarity

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        9 days ago

        We’ll never know how much she was handled, and what she was doing behind the scenes.

        Bella Abzug and Shirley Chisholm were her ‘allies’ at the time. What could have happened if they’d gone further?

        I would never give a CIA asset the benefit of the doubt.

        Good bye

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          I would never give a CIA asset the benefit of the doubt.

          We have(or had prior to Trump) CIA assets in Russia.

          The point is, things are often more complex than we first understand and sweeping generalizations are rarely accurate.

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      9 days ago

      Did the CIA do everything the Soviets did

      what do you mean by that?