Berberis Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) I vividly remember 20 odd years ago, numerous prominent women saying that the UK's politics was run by men and it would be so much better if they (women) were in charge. Has this sage advice now been forgotten? This is a bit tongue in cheek but I do think the likes of Sturgeon, May and now whats her face from the DUP have shown us that women are just as capable at ballsing things up when it comes to politics in the UK. Edited June 12, 2017 by Berberis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Even 20 years ago that was an utterly moronic statement, Thatcher had been in charge already so people knew full well how things would go with a woman in charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Maybe now is not the best time for this thread.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1Machine Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) I dont care if its a man, a women or a shaved ape just as long as they have the best interest of the masses at heart. Edited June 12, 2017 by K1Machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berberis Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 Maybe now is not the best time for this thread.... Now is the perfect time for this thread, over 50% of the party leaders of the main parties are female, but the UK is less stable than ever. Conservatives - Female Leader & Prime Minister of UK Labour Party - Male Leader SNP - Female Leader & First Minister of Scotland Liberal Democrats - Male Leader Plaid Cymru - Female Leader Green Party - Male & Female Co Leader UKIP - Male Leader & Previous Female Leader (Diane James) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtkate Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Now is the perfect time for this thread, over 50% of the party leaders of the main parties are female, but the UK is less stable than ever. Conservatives - Female Leader & Prime Minister of UK Labour Party - Male Leader SNP - Female Leader & First Minister of Scotland Liberal Democrats - Male Leader Plaid Cymru - Female Leader Green Party - Male & Female Co Leader UKIP - Male Leader & Previous Female Leader (Diane James) Are you trying to blame woman now? Woman convicted of war crimes: One. Men convicted of war crimes: Over 100. What point are either of making here? Anyone can pick a random period of history with enough blinkers on to make any point they like. Women are no to blame for the current mess than at any time in history. Both sexes have amazingly good people and amazingly bad ones, sadly at the moment, the amazingly bad ones seem to be running the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 This maybe an impression, and not reflective of reality, but I have noticed in the last 20 years that there has been a huge emphasis of feminists away from ordinary women's issues, to talk about 'breaking the glass ceiling,' not just in terms of politics, but also the boardroom, finance, industry and the media (I suppose the establishment). For me it's not that there are women in senior posts that would make a difference (there has been a number of crises in the establishment where women have held senior posts) - rather the systems themselves are flawed. It's an obvious point, but worth making, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TORONTONY Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 I dont care if its a man, a women or a shaved ape just as long as they have the best interest of the masses at heart. " shaved ape" mmmm, I sense a little hairophobia here, be careful , hairy people/apes have feelings too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berberis Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 Are you trying to blame woman now? Woman convicted of war crimes: One. Men convicted of war crimes: Over 100. What point are either of making here? Anyone can pick a random period of history with enough blinkers on to make any point they like. Women are no to blame for the current mess than at any time in history. Both sexes have amazingly good people and amazingly bad ones, sadly at the moment, the amazingly bad ones seem to be running the show. Im not blaming women for anything, I'm just observing that at a time in the past politics was a male dominated profession. Today we have more female leaders of the top political parties than men, but our political system is no better or possibly less stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtkate Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Im not blaming women for anything, I'm just observing that at a time in the past politics was a male dominated profession. Today we have more female leaders of the top political parties than men, but our political system is no better or possibly less stable. It's just no better that's all. Men and women really aren't all that different once you remove the physical stuff, the rest is pretty much exclusively social constructs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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