• merc@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    That’s nice, but the issue was whether they were part of the governing class. The rights the women were given in the GDR didn’t include the right to pass new laws. As for choosing new representatives, look up the term “Wir gehen falten”.

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      3 months ago

      You’re claiming that capitalism is better on having elected women officials? First off, no. GDR and west Germany had similar rates of women in leadership, and women had political organization through the democratic women’s front.

      Second off the framing is bad: I care less about smashing the glass ceiling than I care about not being hatecrimed in a rampantly misogynistic culture. I care about having the economic independence to leave abusive relationships, and to date for love and pleasure and not financial security.

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          3 months ago

          You get to vote in socialist democracies like China, Cuba, USSR, etc. You’ve been told you can’t. Who told you this?

          If you don’t believe me, look up the process for how the Cuban 2019 constitution and 2022 family code were drafted. Socialist democracy is more advanced and democratic than liberal democracies.

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            3 months ago

            You get to vote in socialist democracies like China, Cuba, USSR, etc

            Sure you do, as long as you vote for the candidate that the state prefers. Again, look up “Wir gehen falten”.

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              3 months ago

              Sure you do, as long as you vote for the candidate that the state prefers.

              That isn’t how soviet style democracies work. For example, the municipal assemblies of Cuba have multiple candidates for each seat, which are not chosen by the party. They then choose a national representative for their municipality, which is confirmed by a popular vote.

              Again, look up “Wir gehen falten”.

              Link to what you’re referring to please, I didn’t find anything interesting in the search.