Do women not participate in upholding an unspoken societal contract that sustains the fundamental structure of it? If women decided to rebel, society would come to a halt. And we’ve seen happen many times before.
Women have the power to protest.
If women resisted at every level politically, culturally, societally, they would disrupt entire economic systems.
The women’s strike in Iceland (1975) –
90% of women went on strike, refused to work, cook or care for children for one day and it parasols the country. Banks schools, newspapers, and even air traffic stopped. It changed public perception and instantly and paced the way for Iceland electing the worlds first female president five years later (Vigdis Finnboadottir)
Rojava (Northern Syria) YPJ women’s armed forces –
The YPJ (women’s protection units) an all female militia formed by Kurdish women in Syria fought against ISIS and defended Kurdish autonomy. They ended up playing a major role in defeating ISIS in key areas and set up a semi- autonomous region where gender equality is now enshrined in law.
Liberian women’s peace movement (2003) –
Women both Christian and Muslim organized mass peaceful sit-ins, wearing white to end Liberia’s brutal war. They forced wearing factions to negotiate, leading to the end of the war and the election of Africa’s first female president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Women gained civil rights not because men granted them but because of civil disobedience, protest and sustained activism. We fought for every single right.
And lastly, women have the power to arm themselves and self defend.
When did these casual threats to completely strip us of our freedom and autonomy because men supposedly have some sort of monopoly on violence become so normal in political spaces? Have they forgotten who cooks their food?
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Had to look it up:
“‘Force doctrine’ in the context of feminism refers to the idea that power and influence, especially in the political sphere, are ultimately based on the ability to exert force or the threat of force.”
They are mistaking might for right, for one thing. I mean obviously yes, if you unequivocally have way more firepower then I guess you can try to impose your will but the outcome is still not guaranteed.
They will never, ever, ever have their precious little 1950s back when women had to sit down and shut up and let them be in charge of everything. We are not going back!
^(They have to sleep sometime.)
Just laugh and tell them to enjoy their arsenic soup.