good evening everyone does misogyny cause war my name is Patricia Lydell and
cause war my name is Patricia Lydell and
cause war my name is Patricia Lydell and I’ve worked in some of the world’s most
I’ve worked in some of the world’s most
I’ve worked in some of the world’s most volatile and dangerous Nations I’m here
volatile and dangerous Nations I’m here
volatile and dangerous Nations I’m here today to talk about how the security of
today to talk about how the security of
today to talk about how the security of women can in fact determine the security
women can in fact determine the security
women can in fact determine the security of States but first of all I’d like to
of States but first of all I’d like to
of States but first of all I’d like to tell you about a young woman I met in
tell you about a young woman I met in
tell you about a young woman I met in 2009 in Kandahar City her name was Jose
2009 in Kandahar City her name was Jose
2009 in Kandahar City her name was Jose sab asada and she was only 19 years old
sab asada and she was only 19 years old
sab asada and she was only 19 years old I was interviewing her about a project
I was interviewing her about a project
I was interviewing her about a project she was working on she was teaching
she was working on she was teaching
she was working on she was teaching impoverished women how to pickle
impoverished women how to pickle
impoverished women how to pickle vegetables and make Jam and every few
vegetables and make Jam and every few
vegetables and make Jam and every few days she would make the long trek from
days she would make the long trek from
days she would make the long trek from Kandahar City to Spin Boldak a town that
Kandahar City to Spin Boldak a town that
Kandahar City to Spin Boldak a town that straddles the afghan-pakistan border and
straddles the afghan-pakistan border and
straddles the afghan-pakistan border and every few days her students who are
every few days her students who are
every few days her students who are mostly older women would come to meet
mostly older women would come to meet
mostly older women would come to meet her and on route they would do something
her and on route they would do something
her and on route they would do something very strange they’d stop they’d look
very strange they’d stop they’d look
very strange they’d stop they’d look around and then they’d bend over and
around and then they’d bend over and
around and then they’d bend over and pull books and notebooks from behind
pull books and notebooks from behind
pull books and notebooks from behind bushes and from under piles of rubble
bushes and from under piles of rubble
bushes and from under piles of rubble because in fact
because in fact
because in fact Hosie was not teaching them how to
Hosie was not teaching them how to
Hosie was not teaching them how to pickle vegetables and make Jam she was
pickle vegetables and make Jam she was
pickle vegetables and make Jam she was teaching them how to read and write and
teaching them how to read and write and
teaching them how to read and write and they knew and she knew that if anyone
they knew and she knew that if anyone
they knew and she knew that if anyone found out if any of their male relatives
found out if any of their male relatives
found out if any of their male relatives found out their fathers their husbands
found out their fathers their husbands
found out their fathers their husbands their uncles their brothers and even
their uncles their brothers and even
their uncles their brothers and even their sons they would kill them but such
their sons they would kill them but such
their sons they would kill them but such was the determination of these women to
was the determination of these women to
was the determination of these women to learn about the world outside of their
learn about the world outside of their
learn about the world outside of their own narrow confines they were willing to
own narrow confines they were willing to
own narrow confines they were willing to take that risk and Hosie was willing to
take that risk and Hosie was willing to
take that risk and Hosie was willing to take that risk as well but I asked her I
take that risk as well but I asked her I
take that risk as well but I asked her I said you know Jose you’re young you
said you know Jose you’re young you
said you know Jose you’re young you speak multiple languages you’re
speak multiple languages you’re
speak multiple languages you’re incredibly talented and smart why are
incredibly talented and smart why are
incredibly talented and smart why are you doing this why are you risking
you doing this why are you risking
you doing this why are you risking your life and this is what she told me
your life and this is what she told me
your life and this is what she told me she said to me I do this for no other
she said to me I do this for no other
she said to me I do this for no other reason than because I believe that the
reason than because I believe that the
reason than because I believe that the only hope for this country lies in its
only hope for this country lies in its
only hope for this country lies in its women I am very afraid but my anger is
women I am very afraid but my anger is
women I am very afraid but my anger is greater than my fear no one should live
greater than my fear no one should live
greater than my fear no one should live as we live this country will never have
as we live this country will never have
as we live this country will never have peace and it will never have security if
peace and it will never have security if
peace and it will never have security if we die for no other reason for wanting
we die for no other reason for wanting
we die for no other reason for wanting to be treated equally it isn’t right and
to be treated equally it isn’t right and
to be treated equally it isn’t right and it isn’t fair
it isn’t fair
it isn’t fair now hosi despite her youth was actually
now hosi despite her youth was actually
now hosi despite her youth was actually on to something something that academics
on to something something that academics
on to something something that academics and researchers have actually known for
and researchers have actually known for
and researchers have actually known for a very long time but which somehow
a very long time but which somehow
a very long time but which somehow hasn’t percolated into the public
hasn’t percolated into the public
hasn’t percolated into the public purview or into the political arena in
purview or into the political arena in
purview or into the political arena in fact it was former US Secretary of State
fact it was former US Secretary of State
fact it was former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who was the first
Hillary Clinton who was the first
Hillary Clinton who was the first politician in human history to state
politician in human history to state
politician in human history to state that the subjugation of women is a
that the subjugation of women is a
that the subjugation of women is a threat to the common security of our
threat to the common security of our
threat to the common security of our world and the national security of our
world and the national security of our
world and the national security of our country now at the time critics accused
country now at the time critics accused
country now at the time critics accused her of promoting an anti male feminist
her of promoting an anti male feminist
her of promoting an anti male feminist agenda they ridiculed the notion that
agenda they ridiculed the notion that
agenda they ridiculed the notion that the security of women could in fact
the security of women could in fact
the security of women could in fact determine the security of states but
determine the security of states but
determine the security of states but what does the research tell us well in
what does the research tell us well in
what does the research tell us well in fact there’s actually a tremendous
fact there’s actually a tremendous
fact there’s actually a tremendous amount but for the purposes of tonight
amount but for the purposes of tonight
amount but for the purposes of tonight I’ll refer to a 2009 survey undertaken
I’ll refer to a 2009 survey undertaken
I’ll refer to a 2009 survey undertaken by my co-author and leading conflict
by my co-author and leading conflict
by my co-author and leading conflict researcher Valerie M Hudson who found
researcher Valerie M Hudson who found
researcher Valerie M Hudson who found that states with the highest levels of
that states with the highest levels of
that states with the highest levels of gender inequality are less peaceful
gender inequality are less peaceful
gender inequality are less peaceful internationally they’re less compliant
internationally they’re less compliant
internationally they’re less compliant with international norms they’re less
with international norms they’re less
with international norms they’re less likely to enjoy good relations with
likely to enjoy good relations with
likely to enjoy good relations with neighboring states and they’re more
neighboring states and they’re more
neighboring states and they’re more likely to use force to resolve disputes
likely to use force to resolve disputes
likely to use force to resolve disputes they are also more likely to be
they are also more likely to be
they are also more likely to be autocratic they’re more likely to be
autocratic they’re more likely to be
autocratic they’re more likely to be militaristic and they’re more likely to
militaristic and they’re more likely to
militaristic and they’re more likely to engage in state-sponsored repression
engage in state-sponsored repression
engage in state-sponsored repression they are also more
they are also more
they are also more to export extremism and terrorism
to export extremism and terrorism
to export extremism and terrorism outside of their borders so what we’ve
outside of their borders so what we’ve
outside of their borders so what we’ve found or rather what the research tells
found or rather what the research tells
found or rather what the research tells us is that the subjugation of women is
us is that the subjugation of women is
us is that the subjugation of women is the most accurate predictor of armed
the most accurate predictor of armed
the most accurate predictor of armed conflict and the rise of military
conflict and the rise of military
conflict and the rise of military religious and political autocracies more
religious and political autocracies more
religious and political autocracies more so than any income inequality more so
so than any income inequality more so
so than any income inequality more so than a high unemployment rates more so
than a high unemployment rates more so
than a high unemployment rates more so than the presence of ethnic tensions and
than the presence of ethnic tensions and
than the presence of ethnic tensions and more so than high poverty rates but how
more so than high poverty rates but how
more so than high poverty rates but how does this actually unpack in the real
does this actually unpack in the real
does this actually unpack in the real world
world
world well most of us will acknowledge that
well most of us will acknowledge that
well most of us will acknowledge that the family is the smallest unit of
the family is the smallest unit of
the family is the smallest unit of society but how many of you know about
society but how many of you know about
society but how many of you know about the correlation between widespread
the correlation between widespread
the correlation between widespread domestic violence and violence within
domestic violence and violence within
domestic violence and violence within the larger society we know that when
the larger society we know that when
the larger society we know that when children are exposed to violence in the
children are exposed to violence in the
children are exposed to violence in the household when their fathers for example
household when their fathers for example
household when their fathers for example beat their mothers they’re more likely
beat their mothers they’re more likely
beat their mothers they’re more likely to learn that violence against women and
to learn that violence against women and
to learn that violence against women and girls is okay that violence against more
girls is okay that violence against more
girls is okay that violence against more vulnerable community members is okay and
vulnerable community members is okay and
vulnerable community members is okay and that in fact violence is effective way
that in fact violence is effective way
that in fact violence is effective way to resolve disputes when parents feed
to resolve disputes when parents feed
to resolve disputes when parents feed their sons at the expense of their
their sons at the expense of their
their sons at the expense of their daughters and believe me I’ve witnessed
daughters and believe me I’ve witnessed
daughters and believe me I’ve witnessed this when they send their sons to school
this when they send their sons to school
this when they send their sons to school but keep their daughters at home
but keep their daughters at home
but keep their daughters at home children learn that the inferiority of
children learn that the inferiority of
children learn that the inferiority of women and girls represents some kind of
women and girls represents some kind of
women and girls represents some kind of fixed and immutable truth that it is an
fixed and immutable truth that it is an
fixed and immutable truth that it is an uncontested law of nature in this kind
uncontested law of nature in this kind
uncontested law of nature in this kind of suffocating environment girls will
of suffocating environment girls will
of suffocating environment girls will tend to become depressed and lose
tend to become depressed and lose
tend to become depressed and lose self-esteem which is in turn going to
self-esteem which is in turn going to
self-esteem which is in turn going to hamper their ability to live a full life
hamper their ability to live a full life
hamper their ability to live a full life some however and again this is not
some however and again this is not
some however and again this is not uncommon will actually identify with the
uncommon will actually identify with the
uncommon will actually identify with the abusers they’ll do so to enhance their
abusers they’ll do so to enhance their
abusers they’ll do so to enhance their own status within the family or
own status within the family or
own status within the family or sometimes to vent their frustrations on
sometimes to vent their frustrations on
sometimes to vent their frustrations on someone who is
someone who is
someone who is a more vulnerable than they are they may
a more vulnerable than they are they may
a more vulnerable than they are they may favor their sons over their daughters
favor their sons over their daughters
favor their sons over their daughters and they may even participate in honor
and they may even participate in honor
and they may even participate in honor killing women can be misogynist as well
killing women can be misogynist as well
killing women can be misogynist as well how many of you know about the lives of
how many of you know about the lives of
how many of you know about the lives of the world’s most notorious despots
the world’s most notorious despots
the world’s most notorious despots did you know for example that Joseph
did you know for example that Joseph
did you know for example that Joseph Stalin Saddam Hussein and Adolf Hitler
Stalin Saddam Hussein and Adolf Hitler
Stalin Saddam Hussein and Adolf Hitler all grew up witnessing terrible domestic
all grew up witnessing terrible domestic
all grew up witnessing terrible domestic violence that they themselves were the
violence that they themselves were the
violence that they themselves were the victim victims of quite horrifying abuse
victim victims of quite horrifying abuse
victim victims of quite horrifying abuse now of course not all abused children
now of course not all abused children
now of course not all abused children are going to go on to become despots and
are going to go on to become despots and
are going to go on to become despots and autocrats
autocrats
autocrats but autocrats and despots overwhelmingly
but autocrats and despots overwhelmingly
but autocrats and despots overwhelmingly come from families that are
come from families that are
come from families that are characterized by violence and/or extreme
characterized by violence and/or extreme
characterized by violence and/or extreme misogyny researchers have noted and
misogyny researchers have noted and
misogyny researchers have noted and again many of us have witnessed this
again many of us have witnessed this
again many of us have witnessed this that men and particularly young men will
that men and particularly young men will
that men and particularly young men will tend to congregate in groups they are
tend to congregate in groups they are
tend to congregate in groups they are what security experts are these are what
what security experts are these are what
what security experts are these are what security experts would call male bonded
security experts would call male bonded
security experts would call male bonded groups they can be you know groups of
groups they can be you know groups of
groups they can be you know groups of young men on the streets but they of
young men on the streets but they of
young men on the streets but they of course not are not confined to
course not are not confined to
course not are not confined to developing countries or war zones they
developing countries or war zones they
developing countries or war zones they can be fraternities they can be
can be fraternities they can be
can be fraternities they can be organized crime groups they can be the
organized crime groups they can be the
organized crime groups they can be the military or paramilitary squads or they
military or paramilitary squads or they
military or paramilitary squads or they can just be large groups of young men
can just be large groups of young men
can just be large groups of young men hanging out on the streets and again
hanging out on the streets and again
hanging out on the streets and again research tells us that they can be very
research tells us that they can be very
research tells us that they can be very dangerous this is because young men in
dangerous this is because young men in
dangerous this is because young men in groups particularly unmarried young men
groups particularly unmarried young men
groups particularly unmarried young men or more likely to engage in self
or more likely to engage in self
or more likely to engage in self destructive and high-risk activities
destructive and high-risk activities
destructive and high-risk activities than when they’re with a women or a
than when they’re with a women or a
than when they’re with a women or a mixed group the reasons for this are
mixed group the reasons for this are
mixed group the reasons for this are quite complex absent the company of
quite complex absent the company of
quite complex absent the company of women men in groups will experience a
women men in groups will experience a
women men in groups will experience a spike into their testosterone rates
spike into their testosterone rates
spike into their testosterone rates which will in turn lead to higher risk
which will in turn lead to higher risk
which will in turn lead to higher risk and more aggressive behavior but
and more aggressive behavior but
and more aggressive behavior but something else also happens the research
something else also happens the research
something else also happens the research tells us that men young men in groups
tells us that men young men in groups
tells us that men young men in groups are much more susceptible to peer
are much more susceptible to peer
are much more susceptible to peer they’re more likely to engage in
they’re more likely to engage in
they’re more likely to engage in activities that they wouldn’t dream of
activities that they wouldn’t dream of
activities that they wouldn’t dream of undertaking if they were alone with
undertaking if they were alone with
undertaking if they were alone with women or in a mixed group now we know
women or in a mixed group now we know
women or in a mixed group now we know for example that fraternity brothers are
for example that fraternity brothers are
for example that fraternity brothers are 300 times more likely to engage in a
300 times more likely to engage in a
300 times more likely to engage in a rape or a gang rape the same holds true
rape or a gang rape the same holds true
rape or a gang rape the same holds true for sports teams and the military now
for sports teams and the military now
for sports teams and the military now these kinds of crimes sue serve a dual
these kinds of crimes sue serve a dual
these kinds of crimes sue serve a dual purpose they can ensure compliance with
purpose they can ensure compliance with
purpose they can ensure compliance with a group through mutual culpability but
a group through mutual culpability but
a group through mutual culpability but they also enhance the bonds of the group
they also enhance the bonds of the group
they also enhance the bonds of the group much like handing you know passing
much like handing you know passing
much like handing you know passing around a package of cigarettes a joint
around a package of cigarettes a joint
around a package of cigarettes a joint or a can of beer it is an act of sharing
or a can of beer it is an act of sharing
or a can of beer it is an act of sharing but at the victims expense initially
but at the victims expense initially
but at the victims expense initially these groups offer a tremendous amount
these groups offer a tremendous amount
these groups offer a tremendous amount of camaraderie a sense of meaning and
of camaraderie a sense of meaning and
of camaraderie a sense of meaning and purpose and that kind of extended family
purpose and that kind of extended family
purpose and that kind of extended family particularly for young men who feel
particularly for young men who feel
particularly for young men who feel disenfranchised in some way or feel
disenfranchised in some way or feel
disenfranchised in some way or feel themselves to be outsiders but in fact
themselves to be outsiders but in fact
themselves to be outsiders but in fact this can come at a huge cost for
this can come at a huge cost for
this can come at a huge cost for although men monopolized violence in all
although men monopolized violence in all
although men monopolized violence in all societies all over the world and
societies all over the world and
societies all over the world and throughout human history they are also
throughout human history they are also
throughout human history they are also overwhelmingly the victims
overwhelmingly the victims
overwhelmingly the victims for example worldwide fully 78 percent
for example worldwide fully 78 percent
for example worldwide fully 78 percent of all homicide victims are in fact men
of all homicide victims are in fact men
of all homicide victims are in fact men male bonded groups may target women for
male bonded groups may target women for
male bonded groups may target women for sex they may target women and girls to
sex they may target women and girls to
sex they may target women and girls to put them in their place or to enhance
put them in their place or to enhance
put them in their place or to enhance the bonds of the group but they tend to
the bonds of the group but they tend to
the bonds of the group but they tend to target other men to establish dominance
target other men to establish dominance
target other men to establish dominance these groups also tend to adhere to a
these groups also tend to adhere to a
these groups also tend to adhere to a very burlesque notion of masculinity one
very burlesque notion of masculinity one
very burlesque notion of masculinity one that emphasizes power and ruthlessness
that emphasizes power and ruthlessness
that emphasizes power and ruthlessness might overwrite and dominance and
might overwrite and dominance and
might overwrite and dominance and control it’s an example that we see
control it’s an example that we see
control it’s an example that we see everywhere in
everywhere in
everywhere in TV and action films and at gaming now
TV and action films and at gaming now
TV and action films and at gaming now academics refer to this almost cartoon
academics refer to this almost cartoon
academics refer to this almost cartoon definition of masculinity as hyper
definition of masculinity as hyper
definition of masculinity as hyper masculinity groups that buy into this
masculinity groups that buy into this
masculinity groups that buy into this definition will tend to target those who
definition will tend to target those who
definition will tend to target those who don’t conform to the stereotype or who
don’t conform to the stereotype or who
don’t conform to the stereotype or who challenge authority in some way and
challenge authority in some way and
challenge authority in some way and these are known as out group males now
these are known as out group males now
these are known as out group males now they can be almost anyone they can be
they can be almost anyone they can be
they can be almost anyone they can be the usual suspects of the LGBTQ
the usual suspects of the LGBTQ
the usual suspects of the LGBTQ community but they can also be
community but they can also be
community but they can also be intellectuals writers artists human
intellectuals writers artists human
intellectuals writers artists human rights defenders journalists scientists
rights defenders journalists scientists
rights defenders journalists scientists anyone that challenges Authority that
anyone that challenges Authority that
anyone that challenges Authority that challenges the stereotype or somehow
challenges the stereotype or somehow
challenges the stereotype or somehow light lies outside the inner circle of
light lies outside the inner circle of
light lies outside the inner circle of power now initially perpetrators will
power now initially perpetrators will
power now initially perpetrators will tend to deploy the highly gendered
tend to deploy the highly gendered
tend to deploy the highly gendered language of ridicule and shame you’re a
language of ridicule and shame you’re a
language of ridicule and shame you’re a wuss
wuss
wuss you’re a you’re a douchebag be my
you’re a you’re a douchebag be my
you’re a you’re a douchebag be my bitch now think about it the very worst
bitch now think about it the very worst
bitch now think about it the very worst insult that you can hurl at a man is to
insult that you can hurl at a man is to
insult that you can hurl at a man is to compare him to a lowly female what does
compare him to a lowly female what does
compare him to a lowly female what does that say about our society and then I
that say about our society and then I
that say about our society and then I can testify from what I witnessed in my
can testify from what I witnessed in my
can testify from what I witnessed in my work and the very brave disclosures of
work and the very brave disclosures of
work and the very brave disclosures of close male friends colleagues and staff
close male friends colleagues and staff
close male friends colleagues and staff that male-on-male sexual violence and
that male-on-male sexual violence and
that male-on-male sexual violence and sexual humiliation is not only confined
sexual humiliation is not only confined
sexual humiliation is not only confined to prisons or the torture chamber for
to prisons or the torture chamber for
to prisons or the torture chamber for example researchers have found that
example researchers have found that
example researchers have found that fully 14 thousand American soldiers are
fully 14 thousand American soldiers are
fully 14 thousand American soldiers are raped by their fellow soldiers every
raped by their fellow soldiers every
raped by their fellow soldiers every single year now women of course report
single year now women of course report
single year now women of course report six times that number but both figures
six times that number but both figures
six times that number but both figures are likely to be gross under estimates
are likely to be gross under estimates
are likely to be gross under estimates the aim is to emasculate the victim to
the aim is to emasculate the victim to
the aim is to emasculate the victim to reduce him to the status of despised
reduce him to the status of despised
reduce him to the status of despised female and that is why male-on-male
female and that is why male-on-male
female and that is why male-on-male violence is in fact a feminist issue
violence is in fact a feminist issue
violence is in fact a feminist issue that’s why the feminist agenda is
that’s why the feminist agenda is
that’s why the feminist agenda is anything but anti male women’s rights
anything but anti male women’s rights
anything but anti male women’s rights are also men’s rights now on a broader
are also men’s rights now on a broader
are also men’s rights now on a broader social level nations and societies that
social level nations and societies that
social level nations and societies that disenfranchise half their population
disenfranchise half their population
disenfranchise half their population also tend to be more accepting of
also tend to be more accepting of
also tend to be more accepting of authoritarianism they’re more likely to
authoritarianism they’re more likely to
authoritarianism they’re more likely to adhere to the belief that a strong man a
adhere to the belief that a strong man a
adhere to the belief that a strong man a father figure or an autocrat will solve
father figure or an autocrat will solve
father figure or an autocrat will solve all of their problems that he will
all of their problems that he will
all of their problems that he will somehow set the world to rights again
somehow set the world to rights again
somehow set the world to rights again such societies also tend to be highly
such societies also tend to be highly
such societies also tend to be highly nostalgic and usually for a utopia that
nostalgic and usually for a utopia that
nostalgic and usually for a utopia that never really existed in the first place
never really existed in the first place
never really existed in the first place they want to bring back traditional
they want to bring back traditional
they want to bring back traditional family values they want to re-establish
family values they want to re-establish
family values they want to re-establish a pure Islamic Hindu Serbian or Aryan
a pure Islamic Hindu Serbian or Aryan
a pure Islamic Hindu Serbian or Aryan state they want to make America great
state they want to make America great
state they want to make America great again in other words they want to banish
again in other words they want to banish
again in other words they want to banish women and girls back into the kitchen
women and girls back into the kitchen
women and girls back into the kitchen and the bedroom where they belong
and the bedroom where they belong
and the bedroom where they belong now history is filled with many examples
now history is filled with many examples
now history is filled with many examples of this and they run up to the second
of this and they run up to the second
of this and they run up to the second world war the National Socialist Party
world war the National Socialist Party
world war the National Socialist Party the Nazis systematically stripped German
the Nazis systematically stripped German
the Nazis systematically stripped German women of their rights before going after
women of their rights before going after
women of their rights before going after Jews intellectuals artists writers and
Jews intellectuals artists writers and
Jews intellectuals artists writers and the LGBTQ community prior to the Balkan
the LGBTQ community prior to the Balkan
the LGBTQ community prior to the Balkan genocide the Serb Nationalist Party did
genocide the Serb Nationalist Party did
genocide the Serb Nationalist Party did exactly the same thing and during the
exactly the same thing and during the
exactly the same thing and during the 1994 Rwandan genocide the interim way
1994 Rwandan genocide the interim way
1994 Rwandan genocide the interim way targeted men and women alike but they
targeted men and women alike but they
targeted men and women alike but they reserved the worst sadist
reserved the worst sadist
reserved the worst sadist and the worst brutality for women and
and the worst brutality for women and
and the worst brutality for women and girls here we see how genocide and gynae
girls here we see how genocide and gynae
girls here we see how genocide and gynae side are actually joined at the hip
side are actually joined at the hip
side are actually joined at the hip patria o muerte the fatherland or death
patria o muerte the fatherland or death
patria o muerte the fatherland or death now more recently what we once naively
now more recently what we once naively
now more recently what we once naively knew as the Arab Spring became a winter
knew as the Arab Spring became a winter
knew as the Arab Spring became a winter for women’s rights once the Islamist
for women’s rights once the Islamist
for women’s rights once the Islamist parties consolidated power in Egypt for
parties consolidated power in Egypt for
parties consolidated power in Egypt for example their very first act was to fire
example their very first act was to fire
example their very first act was to fire all-female government workers they try
all-female government workers they try
all-female government workers they try to reduce the minimum air at marriage
to reduce the minimum air at marriage
to reduce the minimum air at marriage age from 16 to zero in Libya the
age from 16 to zero in Libya the
age from 16 to zero in Libya the transitional government which was also
transitional government which was also
transitional government which was also Islamist their very first act was to
Islamist their very first act was to
Islamist their very first act was to allow men to marry four wives each in
allow men to marry four wives each in
allow men to marry four wives each in the u.s. as millions of men and women
the u.s. as millions of men and women
the u.s. as millions of men and women demonstrated outside the White House the
demonstrated outside the White House the
demonstrated outside the White House the very first act of a new Trump
very first act of a new Trump
very first act of a new Trump administration was to defund the United
administration was to defund the United
administration was to defund the United Nations Population Fund thereby denying
Nations Population Fund thereby denying
Nations Population Fund thereby denying access to life-saving health care to
access to life-saving health care to
access to life-saving health care to millions of impoverished women and their
millions of impoverished women and their
millions of impoverished women and their families worldwide
families worldwide
families worldwide make no mistake misogyny lies at the
make no mistake misogyny lies at the
make no mistake misogyny lies at the very root of all forms of extremism be
very root of all forms of extremism be
very root of all forms of extremism be they religious political nationalistic
they religious political nationalistic
they religious political nationalistic or militaristic it forms the very
or militaristic it forms the very
or militaristic it forms the very foundation of all autocracies throughout
foundation of all autocracies throughout
foundation of all autocracies throughout history and all over the world
history and all over the world
history and all over the world remember hosi well two weeks after she
remember hosi well two weeks after she
remember hosi well two weeks after she and I spoke she was murdered at the time
and I spoke she was murdered at the time
and I spoke she was murdered at the time the police blamed the Taliban but in
the police blamed the Taliban but in
the police blamed the Taliban but in fact the truth was far more mundane and
fact the truth was far more mundane and
fact the truth was far more mundane and closer to home in fact it was her
closer to home in fact it was her
closer to home in fact it was her youngest brother whom she loved above
youngest brother whom she loved above
youngest brother whom she loved above anyone else who ambushed her in her
anyone else who ambushed her in her
anyone else who ambushed her in her bedroom
bedroom
bedroom threw her on the bed muffled her screams
threw her on the bed muffled her screams
threw her on the bed muffled her screams with a pillow and then shot her in the
with a pillow and then shot her in the
with a pillow and then shot her in the head and why because his sister was
head and why because his sister was
head and why because his sister was working outside of the home because his
working outside of the home because his
working outside of the home because his schoolmates had taunted him that his
schoolmates had taunted him that his
schoolmates had taunted him that his brave and beautiful sister was no better
brave and beautiful sister was no better
brave and beautiful sister was no better than a whore so for those of you who
than a whore so for those of you who
than a whore so for those of you who would relegate women’s rights to a back
would relegate women’s rights to a back
would relegate women’s rights to a back seat issue or a soft foreign policy
seat issue or a soft foreign policy
seat issue or a soft foreign policy target I would ask you to reconsider
target I would ask you to reconsider
target I would ask you to reconsider today we stand poised on the very
today we stand poised on the very
today we stand poised on the very precipice we live in an era where the
precipice we live in an era where the
precipice we live in an era where the extremists the strong man and the
extremists the strong man and the
extremists the strong man and the autocrat are once again in the ascendant
autocrat are once again in the ascendant
autocrat are once again in the ascendant with potentially disastrous consequences
with potentially disastrous consequences
with potentially disastrous consequences for all of us as Hillary Clinton once
for all of us as Hillary Clinton once
for all of us as Hillary Clinton once noted women’s rights are also human
noted women’s rights are also human
noted women’s rights are also human rights and human rights are women’s
rights and human rights are women’s
rights and human rights are women’s rights in other words those who oppress
rights in other words those who oppress
rights in other words those who oppress women will also oppress all but the most
women will also oppress all but the most
women will also oppress all but the most powerful of men Matt Rhea amarte the
powerful of men Matt Rhea amarte the
powerful of men Matt Rhea amarte the motherland’ or death it’s that stark we
motherland’ or death it’s that stark we
motherland’ or death it’s that stark we ignore the misogyny of our leaders at
ignore the misogyny of our leaders at
ignore the misogyny of our leaders at our peril
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