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milestogo

(22,966 posts) Sat Mar 7, 2026, 03:52 PM Saturday

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If a female president told the country that she started a war with IRAN based on her feelings... [View all]

Can you imagine the uproar? This is one of the big (irrational) arguments against women in leadership. We're too damn emotional.

Now we have a macho maga man starting a war based on his "feelings" and "hunches".

It makes me sick.

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If a female president told the country that she started a war with IRAN based on her feelings... [View all] milestogo Saturday OP

They would claim she did it because she was having hot flashes Ocelot II Saturday #1

Not many of them have testosterone poisoning. multigraincracker Saturday #2

There is that! calimary Saturday #3

Makes me sick, also! Kath2 Saturday #4

If Karma exists..... OGBuzz Saturday #5

... half the country would wonder how that happened. Beartracks Saturday #6

No woman President would ever be "in love" with Putin FakeNoose Saturday #7

Such a good point! Estrogen--dangerous. Testosterone--worship and obey it. So sick of the MAGA biblical BS misogyny. Timeflyer Saturday #8

The strongest emotion is anger. A lot of men are usually guilty of that. Walleye Yesterday #9

Anger compensates for fear GenThePerservering Yesterday #14

I get it. I think you're right Walleye Yesterday #15

You and me both. Aristus Yesterday #10

This administration has removed all right-wing outrage from future administrations. mdbl Yesterday #11

Power to the almighty penis! Jean Genie Yesterday #12

100% but alao TimeToGo Yesterday #13

The "that time of the month" jokes would never stop Renew Deal Yesterday #16