The fascist revolt is as obvious as the lack of serious resistance is shocking. As a wake-up to all about how fascism plays out at the family level, this piece makes it clear: the abuse; terror; violence and degradation reverberates through families and through the generations. Resist, people. Even if it is just a splinter or resistance. This column makes clear what is at stake — and in the future — if we fail.
I highly agree that everybody could stand to read this article and learn of the very real and serious dangers of fascism. His last paragraph really struck a cord in me.
“All those bits and pieces of her early life, along with the intolerance she faced for being a woman…..Mum distrusted groupthink and hated sanctimony and hypocrisy. “
It was as if he was writing about me there at that moment. Far too many women know exactly what it is to have a bad life and have had terrible things happen to them. It doesn’t require living through a fascist regime to experience that. The way you worded your comment makes me think that you must be a woman who is lucky enough to have gotten through this life with little harm. Perhaps someday they’ll be a world where more women will be on your side than mine and her side. In the meantime, I’d say be mindful of your words least not invalidate more women. Women on a whole have been enduring great suffering for centuries.
The fascist revolt is as obvious as the lack of serious resistance is shocking. As a wake-up to all about how fascism plays out at the family level, this piece makes it clear: the abuse; terror; violence and degradation reverberates through families and through the generations. Resist, people. Even if it is just a splinter or resistance. This column makes clear what is at stake — and in the future — if we fail.
Every woman in the world should read this article. They would understand just how bad life can be for them.
I highly agree that everybody could stand to read this article and learn of the very real and serious dangers of fascism. His last paragraph really struck a cord in me.
“All those bits and pieces of her early life, along with the intolerance she faced for being a woman…..Mum distrusted groupthink and hated sanctimony and hypocrisy. “
It was as if he was writing about me there at that moment. Far too many women know exactly what it is to have a bad life and have had terrible things happen to them. It doesn’t require living through a fascist regime to experience that. The way you worded your comment makes me think that you must be a woman who is lucky enough to have gotten through this life with little harm. Perhaps someday they’ll be a world where more women will be on your side than mine and her side. In the meantime, I’d say be mindful of your words least not invalidate more women. Women on a whole have been enduring great suffering for centuries.