It was lightly speculated if maybe I didn’t think too highly of women. I would just like to say a few words on the subject.
My two recent blog posts focused on the fact that women do not seem too fussy about voting in favor of their interests. This is certainly not peculiar to women. Americans in general vote against their interests all the time. If they did not, Bernie or Elizabeth Warren would be in the White House—for a start.
“Bernie is a socialist!!!,” some will passionately caution their listeners. No, he is not. Bernie likes to call himself a socialist. I can call myself a forklift mechanic; but that doesn’t necessarily make me one. Bernie is a 1940s Democrat and nothing else.
However, let’s say he is a hair-on-fire, foaming-at-the-mouth socialist. So what? What do you care? Would universal healthcare, universal basic income, and the eradication of poverty be so bad? And this could all be accomplished within the capitalist framework.
Americans love their capitalism. They have no idea what it is, but they certainly love it. Just a quick fun fact: making a thing then selling that thing for a profit has nothing to do with capitalism.
So, women. Yes, they vote poorly—like everyone else. But I am advocating for women taking over the country. I do not expect men to support women. (Why would I expect them to do that??) But I do expect women to support women.
As I mentioned, why they do not is another matter. It’s a deeply sexist society. Women have a list of things to think about that I do not. Women might find it easier to just vote like their husbands and fathers. Maybe they have been beaten down—sometimes literally—into thinking like this. I don’t know what the reason is. I’m sure it’s bad. But they could take over the country.
Let’s say 74.3 million women said, “We want Vicky here to be president.” The rest of the country might ask, “Who the hell is Vicky?”
74.3 million women: “Well, Vicky here is a 53-year-old Latina, works a register at Meijer, has two kids, her husband left her, and she’s drowning in medical debt.”
“What does she know about foreign policy, economics, or governance?”
74.3 million women: “As much as the sexual predator who insults people with disabilities currently occupying the White House.”
“ … “ [dead silence]
And you know what? Vicky would also have my vote. So, at the very least, the people voting for Vicky would be: 74.3 million women + Greg.
Ladies, please take over the country. When you enter the polling booth, you’re by yourself. Just lie to your husband. I am exhausted living in a broken country. And I am begging American women to fix it. They could, y’know.
